Celebrating Election Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving with Poetry

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend November 2016 Poems for Election Day   At the end of this historic election cycle, we've rounded up the following poems to share in the classroom for Election Day, in celebration of hope, unity, the cultural and geographic diversity of this country, and the power of speech and choice:   "One Today" by Richard Blanco "A Nation's Strength" by William Ralph Emerson "The Republic of Poetry" by Martín Espada "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes "United" by Naomi Shihab Nye "Old South Meeting House" by January Gill O'Neil "Election Day, November, 1884" by Walt Whitman   Read more poems for Election Day.

View the Poetry in the Classroom Calendar A Poetry Portfolio: Featuring Five of Our Country's Finest Native Poets Read essays on teaching poetry Lesson Plan: We Sing America   Focusing on poems by Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, and Elizabeth Alexander, this lesson plan celebrates the American experience at different points in history. Poetry for Veterans Day   For Veterans Day on November 11, take a look at "The Literature of War," a lesson plan based on poems about war and those affected by it. Also, browse our list of poems for the occasion, featuring work by Yusef Komunyakaa, Wilfred Owen, and others. P.O.P Video Series   Aimee Nezhukumatathil reads Naomi Shihab Nye's "Mint Snowball" in this first installment of the 2016 P.O.P (Poets on Poetry) series, produced by Rachel Eliza Griffiths. We'll be featuring a new video every two weeks on Poets.org. Giving Thanks in the Classroom   This lesson plan featuring Richard Blanco's poem "América" examines what it means to be American on the occasion of Thanksgiving. For more poems about the holiday and giving thanks, browse this list on Poets.org. Poetry and the Big Read   NEA Big Read is a national program that offers grants to organizations developing community-wide reading programs. Poets.org has put together resources around their featured poetry collections—if you're considering participating in the Big Read, we hope you'll take a look. Thank you for taking our survey!   We listened to your feedback and have added a list of poems on Poets.org around the theme of social justice. We'll be incorporating more of your suggestions in future educational materials—thank you! 2016 NCTE Annual Convention   We welcome you to join our education ambassador, Richard Blanco, and our educator-in-residence, Madeleine Fuchs Holzer, at the NCTE annual convention in Atlanta, Georgia. On Saturday, November 19, they will present a panel on the Incredible Bridges lesson plans and the power of contemporary poetry to address cultural polarization and foster new forms of community and understanding.    Teach This Poem   Sign up for Teach This Poem and receive a poem, related interdisciplinary resources, and classroom activities in your inbox weekly this school year. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038