(BMS computers may not have the plug-ins necessary for the read alouds or videos)

Poetry Foundation
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/features/children.html

The Poetry Archive
http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do

Arts Books from BBC: all about authors learning to write and literary fun and games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books/

Poems to Make, Watch and Hear- (audio and video may not work, try this at home)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/ondisplay/

Poetry Writing with Karla Kuskin
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/karla_home.htm

Poetry at Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm

Poems that Tell a Story- Poetry of Robert Frost
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=345

Shel Silverstein's Homepage- really neat, try high bandwidth
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html

Poets Corner --Look up poems by author or title
http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/

Fooling with Words by  Bill Moyers
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/main_poet.html

The Favorite Poem Project
http://www.favoritepoem.org/

Instant Poetry Forms
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm

Buzz Words in Poetry -
http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks4/poetry/buzzwords.html

How to Read a Poem Outloud
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-howtoread.html