Is There Poetry In the Air?

I noticed it this morning
When I first got out of bed,
That there was something buzzing
In the air around my head

It was hard to see them clearly
But they focused over time
And I saw the buzzing shadows
Were words joining up in rhyme

They were diving, they were swooping
They flew all around my home
And when they finally landed
I could see they made a poem.

The poem stayed put a minute
Then words scrambled here and there
Taking off and out the window
There was poetry in the air.

–E. Phillips 2007

April is just around the corner, and along with April showers, it brings National Poetry Month.

Take a look at some of the fun poetry websites I’ve collected for you below, where you can read, listen to and learn to write poetry. Which poem is your favorite and why? Try your hand at creating your own original poem to share.

Check out these sites today!
Scholastic.com

Giggle Poetry

Shel Silverstein.com

Garden of Song at Kidzpage

Poetry Foundation