The Rice School Language Arts Department Celebrated
National Poetry Month

Student may participate in one or more of the following activities through their English or reading class.

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1. Literary magazine - The journalism class is planning to publish a literary magazine in. Poetry submissions will be accepted in April. The deadline for submissions will be published in the school paper.

2. Web Page Publication - Students may also submit their poetry to their English teacher for publication on the language arts web page.

3. Poetry Poster Contest - Students may participate in a poetry poster contest. Guidelines will be available from language arts teachers.

4. Poetry Night - Students may read their poetry at Poetry Night which will culminate this year's celebration. Students will receive this information from their English or reading teachers in early April.

More information about National Poetry Month.
Go to
http://www.souleyes.com
for photographs that can be used to inspire poetry.

Additional Links:

Resources Selected Poetry Resources on the Web: http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/users/tallman/poetry.htm
Lots of additional poetry net links
http://poetry.about.com/arts/poetry/mbody.htm
Some teacher resources can be found at: Celebrate National Poetry Month http://www.theteacherstore.net/poetry.htm
Poetry4Kids has ideas and poetry for kids
http://www.poetry4kids.com/
Poetry Databases Database of African American Poetry 1760-1900 http://www.hti.umich.edu/english/daap/
Sounds of Poetry with Bill Moyers Includes lesson plans, poetry and bios http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundsofpoetry
Alberto Rios an Hispanic poets:
http://www.poets.org/lit/poet/arios.htm
Diversity and Human Experience has poetry written by Asian , Hispanic, Native American, and African American poets:
http://www.utexas.edu/admin/uil/aca/speech/div.html#his
Poetry Unit Ideas:
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1994/2/94.02.03.x.html
The San Antonio Library created this site of well known poets and their poetry. This is a good selection of classic poetry and contemporary poetry: http://www.sat.lib.tx.us/html/individu.htm

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