I Remember
Here’s an imaginative writing lesson to follow up on your WOWT “Delight Songs” poems. Write lyric “list poems” and use anaphora with the help of Joe Brainard’s “I Remember”.
Writing Our Way Through
Clear, fun, and engaging “lessons” for writing at home with young people.
Recipe Poems
This lesson introduces the concept of metaphor by inviting young writers to create recipes for abstract things in life.
The Sound of a Color: Writing Poems that Blend the Senses
In this lesson, learn how to create poems that blend the senses. With the help of this fun activity and a poem by Gayway Kinnell, experiment with vivid metaphor and the feel of words.
Odes to Animals
Inspire the most reluctant writers to become excited about poetry with this lesson, which involves a translation of a poem by Luo Binwang, to get students writing odes about their favorite animals!
Collage Poems with “The Jumblies”
Share in the pure joy of language with this lesson which engages word play, collage and poems by Edward Lear and Sonia Sanchez to create original poetry.
Writing the Soul
An activity for writing poetry about the soul, inspired by poems by Mary Oliver and Walt Whitman.
Shout Out Poems
Explore the musical and rhythmic elements of spoken poetry with Sekou Sundiata’s “Shout Out.”
“Spring Poems” with E.E. Cummings
Celebrate any season by writing original and daring poems inspired by E.E. Cummings and his rambunctious wordplay.
The Lune Link
Use family photographs or magazine images to create 3-line Lune poems.
What a Wonderful World
An activity that encourages young writers to explore the five senses, inspired by the Louis Armstrong song.