Sharing the Finalists of the 2020 National Poetry Month Poster Contest

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend December 2019 Another Year of Poems and Lesson Plans   Every year we are thankful for the opportunity to help teachers bring poetry into the classroom, and 2019 has been no different. Take a look at a few of the 1,200+ classic and contemporary poems that we made accessible to teachers, students, and other readers on Poets.org in 2019:   "The Floral Apron" by Marilyn Chin "The Song of the Jellicles" by T. S. Eliot "The Colonel" by Carolyn Forché "Eagle Poem" by Joy Harjo "Harlem" by Langston Hughes "The Berg (A Dream)" by Herman Melville "Unfunky UFO" by Adrian Matejka "Eve Remembering" by Toni Morrison "Transfigurations" by Arthur Sze   Browse more than 10,600 poems on Poets.org.

Browse poems for Human Rights Day on December 10. Celebrate Emily Dickinson's birthday, also on December 10. Look ahead to 2020 with these lesson plans for the new year. Poems and Lesson Plans for the Holidays   Find poems about winter and poems about the holidays to read and to share. Then, bring holiday cheer into the classroom with lesson plans featuring poems about the winter solstice, snowstorms, cold weather, and the holiday season. National Poetry Month Poster Contest Finalists   Thank you to the many students who submitted artwork for consideration in the second annual National Poetry Month Poster Contest! We were so impressed by the creativity and artistry displayed in all of these submissions, and we're excited to share the ten finalists with you now. Stay tuned for an announcement of the winning artwork in January! A Year of Teach This Poem   By the end of 2019, we will have sent forty Teach This Poem emails to more than 34,000 teachers, librarians, and others this year. As you plan ahead for 2020, be sure to take a look at our archive of previous Teach This Poem lesson plans, which includes poems featuring activities pegged to events and occasions throughout the year. And, sign up to receive Teach This Poem if you don't already! 200+ Lesson Plans by Theme   Browse selections of poetry lesson plans curated around themes, occasions, and class subjects, including lesson plans featuring poems and multimedia resources related to science class, history class, social justice, the environment, heritage months, seasons, and more.   Thank you, as always, for the wonderful and necessary work you have done this year in bringing poetry into the classroom! 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

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