As April comes to a close, so does the National Month of Poetry.
And I wish it weren’t so! Poetry is not extracurricular. Poetry is the key that unlocks the mystery of the English language.
Deconstructing poems to shreds of rudimentary grammar and mechanics, rhythm and rhyme scheme, always distracts the reader from the ability of poetry to resonate a wonderful thought provoking idea!
Reading poetry aloud helps us listen for the lovely sounds of language. Reading poetry on the page helps us see the way words work and weave and wander. All great sentences are poetic. Read about one of my favorite poems HERE. Writing poetry empowers us to harness our ideas, to pick up our pencil and craft splendid, strong, sensible, sentient sentences.
April is coming to a close, and so is our celebration. Now is time to create a tradition of springing from poetry to prose. We are here to help! Pick up one of our units today and keep the poetry stirring in the writing of your students.
~Kimberly