English Teachers: Writing Poetry

Start planning your National Poetry Month celebration with the following lesson plans and classroom-ready resources, all of which invite students to write their own poetry:
"Found & Headline Poems," from Getting the Knack: 20 Poetry Writing Exercises (M-S-C)
"Sestinas and Villanelles from the Inner City" (C)
"Novices Encounter a Novice Literature: Introducing Digital Literature in a First-Year College Writing Class" (C)

For more ideas for teaching poetry, see the Poetry Teacher Resource Collection, which includes links to additional articles, lesson plans, and other resources.
Source: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)