Popular Poetry Web Sites for Young People

As we look for new places for poetry to pop up, you can be sure that includes the Internet. Many web sites make available actual poems, often including audio recordings of the poems and/or biographical information about poets, too. Some include teaching activities and even welcome child participation. Each site also offers links to additional poetry resources on the web. Here is a select list of sites that are particularly helpful in sharing poetry with young people.

The list begins:

Poetry Foundation

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/children/

Poetry Out Loud

http://www.poetryoutloud.org/

The Academy of American Poets

http://www.poets.org

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