Poetry Pathfinder
A Pathfinder for middle school

Lincoln Heights Middle School

Mrs. Katy Richards, Media Specialist

  Hershey 

  Shape Poetry

If you would like to learn more about the Poetry, follow the links on this pathfinder. It will help you find information in your school library media center, on the Internet, and in the community.

Print Resources-Books and Magazines

There are several excellent books about Poetry. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the online library catalog. Below is a list of books in the library.

 

 

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Online Resources--Internet Sites

The Web sites listed on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the Internet.

1. American Academy of Poets - This website currently features biographies of more than 500 poets, with new pages being added all the time.

2. Bartleby - With thousands of poems by hundreds of authors, Bartleby.com offers one of the largest free collections of verse on the web.

3. Poetry Portal - Poetry Portal is a directory of worldwide poetry online, a simple-to-use and detailed overview of the fascinating variety of literary productions on the Internet.

4. Glossary of Poetic Terms - glossary to identify poetic terms.

5. Poetry4Kids - This site contains lots of funny children's poems and poetry books, games, contests, lessons, discussion forums, and journals, plus a rhyming dictionary, streaming audio, school visit information and more.

6. Giggle Poetry - Hundreds of poems to read and rate.

7. Shel Silverstein - The poets personal website.

8. The Poet's Corner - Collection of poetry and lives of poets.

9. Poetry Stuff - This site includes poetry forms, famous poets, and poems by the website creators.

10. Forms of Poetry for Children - Covers wide types of poetry for children of all ages.

11. Lesson Plans for Teachers on Poetry - Poetry related activities for classrooms.

12. Magnetic Poetry - This interactive website allows users to create their own poetry with the interactive poetry pieces.

 

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Videos

Visit United Streaming Video and search by keyword or state standards

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Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse

If you want to browse the shelves in the library to locate information about Poetry, look for these numbers:

300’s and 800’s

 

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Keywords and Phrases for Searching

Do you need additional information? Try using these words and phrases to search Magazine Index, the library online catalog, CD-ROM or print encyclopedias or the World Wide Web:

 

poetry

poetic

hiaku

poet

verse

poem 

 

 

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