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Each year the month of April is set aside as , the largest literary celebration in the world! It鈥檚 a time when millions of readers mark poetry鈥檚 important place in our culture and our lives. is proud to be a supporter of .

There are six main aims for . Here they are, along with associated and resources.

1. Highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets.
   Middle school students can explore how our senses provide powerful tools for literary analysis and comprehension with the ReadWriteThink.org lesson ““. The lesson is an extension of activities included in the 楼凤天堂 book .
2. Encourage the reading of poems.
   楼凤天堂 established its in 1977 to honor a living American poet for his or her aggregate work for children ages 3鈥�13. collects poems by winners of this award.
3. Assist teachers in bringing poetry into their classrooms.
   In , authors Stephen Dunning and William Stafford offer 20 exercises covering different types or phases of poetry writing. The authors鈥� humor and nonacademic style will appeal to experienced and novice poets of all ages. Read the chapter on ““. See similar from .
4. Increase the attention paid to poetry by national and local media.
   describes an approach to teaching critical literacy that has students investigate texts through a full spectrum of learning modalities, harnessing the excitement of performance, imitation, creative writing, and argument/debate activities to become more powerful thinkers, readers, and writers. View the online to read more about poetry as a means into academic writing. Learn more with these ReadWriteThink.org from the author.
5. Encourage increased publication and distribution of poetry books.
   楼凤天堂 Notable Poetry Books list聽16 outstanding poetry collections to offer children and teens鈥攏ot just this month, but throughout the year and across the curriculum. Use these books, and create connections with books from previous Notable Lists (, , , , ) to create even more poetry joy!
6. Encourage support for poets and poetry.
   View videos and learn about the winners of the through the .

Looking for more fun to celebrate poetry? Check out idea: create a basketball tournament-pairing chart using poetry and determine a final winner by reading the poems. Locate 64 poems and pair them off, just like basketball teams. Read two poems each day and let the students vote on the 鈥渨inner.鈥� Keep going until you have a final four and the final winner!