TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: WHY MAKE POETRY A PRIORITY?
Poetry is Everywhere
Life without Poetry
What Does Poetry Do?
Reclaiming Poetry
POET PROFILE: Pat Mora
Value of Poetry for Children
Learning through Poetry
Teaching about Poetry
How to Begin
CHAPTER 2: WHICH POETS ARE POPULAR?
Poetry Awards
The NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children
Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Children's Poetry
The Claudia Lewis Award
Classic Poets
Classic Poems Worth Sharing
Anthologists
Poets from Many Cultures
African American Poetry for Young People
Latino and Latina Poetry for Young People
Asian Pacific American Poetry for Young People
Native American Poetry for Young People
International Poetry for Young People
MEET THE POETS: Fifty Names to Know
Poet Web Sites and Biographical Resources
Promoting Poets
CHAPTER 3: WHAT POETRY DO CHILDREN ENJOY?
Kinds of Poetry Books
General Anthologies
Topical Collections
Individual Poet Compilations
Poem Picture Books
Picture Story Books as Poetic
Variations of Poetry Book Formats
Collections Based on Poetic Forms
Verse Novels
Songs in Book Form
Mother Goose
Folk Poetry
Children as Poets
Poem Selection Tools
Poetry on the Web
Poetry in Magazines
Audio Poetry
Children's Poetry Preferences
Evaluating Poetry
CHAPTER 4: HOW DO YOU PROMOTE POETRY?
The Poetry Shelf
Creating a Poetry-Rich Environment
Poetry Celebration Occasions
National Poetry Month
Poetry Displays
Poetry Promotion Materials
When to Share Poetry
Maximizing Alternative Media
Conducting Spoken Word Events
Featuring the Poets
Pairing Poetry
Poetry Across the Curriculum
Poems for Reading and Language Arts Study
Poetry and the Social Studies
Poetry and Science
Poetry and Mathematics
CHAPTER 5: HOW DO YOU PRESENT POETRY TO CHILDREN?
Why Share Poetry Out Loud?
Guidelines for Oral Reading of Poetry
Using Body Language Effectively
Getting Children Involved
Ten Strategies for Sharing Poetry Out Loud
Beginning with Leader Read Aloud And Modeling
Reading Poetry Aloud in Unison
Inviting Group Participation with Repeated Refrains
Using Movement with Poems
Call and Response Read Alouds
Using Multiple Groups
Line-A-Round and Solo Line Poem Reading
Poems for Two Voices
Reading Poems in Alternating Groups as a Canon
Putting Poems to Music for Singing
Combining Strategies
Seeking Out Audio Poetry
Other Creative Alternatives
CHAPTER 6: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU SHARE THE POEM?
Asking Questions
Leading Discussion
Dramatizing Poetry
Music and Poetry
Art and Poetry
Writing Poetry
Poetic Form
Poetry Forms from A to Z
Poetic Form: The Biopoem
Poetic Form: Found Poems