Poems for Graduation, Juneteenth, and LGBTQA+ Pride Month

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Celebrate Juneteenth and honor the work of Black poets by bringing their poetry into the classroom. Browse lesson plans featuring poems by Black poets, and find more poems for Juneteenth.

Poems for LGBTQ+ Pride Month

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. For the occasion, we’ve put together a collection of kid-friendly poems written by LGBTQ+ poets. Browse more poems and resources for Pride Month, and browse lesson plans.

“My father saw stars. My son sees stars. The earth rolls beneath
our feet. We lurch ahead, and one day we have walked this far.”


—Martín Espada, “Of the Threads that Connect the Stars

Celebrate Father’s Day on June 19 with a collection of poems for kids, featuring poets such as Robert HaydenTina ChangLi-Young Lee, and more.
In 2020, we launched Summer Camp, a four-week summer newsletter series that engages students and young people with poetry and meaningful activities that can be done from home. 

Summer Camp will be distributed weekly beginning in July, feature activities from our Teach This Poem series, and focus on poetry schools and movements. 

Browse previous Summer Camp activities and prompts from 2020 and 2021 with this roundup.
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Monday, May 30
Wrap” By Aimee Nezhukumatathil
On How to Use this Book” by Sarah Gambito
[An ancient pond!]” by Matsuo Basho
Why Whales Are Back in New York City” by Rajiv Mohabir
Message To My Sistah” By Joe Balaz
This month’s poetic term is tone, a literary device that conveys the author’s attitude toward the subject, speaker, or audience of a poem. Read more.
Summer: Poems for Kids
Poems for Graduation
Teachers, thank you for your work in bringing poetry into the classroom year-round. We’re happy to be able to offer hundreds of free lesson plans, essays, and other resources, and we wish you and your students health and safety.
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