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Poetry: Middle School

Start Your Day with a Poem!

Poem-a-Day
Read a new, previously unpublished poem every day of the year. You can also sign up to receive the daily poem as a regular email.

Poetry Writing Resources

Young Poets Network
This UK-based website offers writing tips, prompts, challenges, and more for young poets.
Poetry & Practice from the Poetry Foundation
For the month of April, the Poetry Foundation shares daily poetry writing and reading activities for children, teens, and adults. Browse the archives by date and age group!

Check out these novels and memoirs written in verse on Sora!

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
ISBN: 9780062747822
Publication Date: 2019-05-28
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
ISBN: 9780062662828
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman
ISBN: 9780698158269
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
ISBN: 9781481438278
Publication Date: 2017-10-24
Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle; Edel Rodriguez (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481435246
Publication Date: 2015-08-04

Favorite Poem Project

Favorite Poem Project
This project was founded by Robert Pinsky, the 39th Poet Laureate of United States. The collection contains 50 short videos featuring Americans sharing and speaking about their favorite poems.