Poetry

Please follow ONLY these links to explore poetry.

Please choose three poems that impress you in some way.

Copy the URL and the poem into your word document.

For each of the three poems, please write a paragraph (of at least 50 words) explaining why you chose it and/or what makes it appealing/powerful/interesting to you!

Poetry Foundation

Academy of American Poets

Poetry 180

Poetry Out Loud

To finalize your document:

1. Check to be sure that you have 3 poems and that you have written a short paragraph about each one.

2. Clean up the formatting of each poem to make it match the original poem. Be especially careful that the lines break in the same places as the original poem.

3. Reduce the font size so that all of your work fits on 3 pages or fewer.

4. Type your name at the top of the first page.

5. Show your document to your teacher to get permission to print.