Poem-a-Day - Poems for Halloween, & More

October 2023

Poems for Halloween

October 31 is Halloween. Celebrate with the following poems and browse more Halloween poems for kids:

“Halloween” by Madison Julius Cawein
“The Demiurge’s Laugh” by Robert Frost
“Ghost Music” by Robert Graves
“Hallowe’en Charm” by Arthur Guiterman
“Haunted Houses” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Haunted” by Siegfried Sassoon
“Macbeth, Act IV, Scene I [Round about the cauldron go]” by William Shakespeare
“October” by Evalyn Callahan Shaw

Autumn: Poems for Kids

Lesson plans for Halloween

Celebrate autumn and bring poems about change, nature, and contemplation into your classroom with the following lesson plans:

“Fall Leaves Fall” by Emily Brontë
“Ghosts and Fashion” by Elaine Equi
“Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream A World” by Margaret Noodin
“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
“The Shapes of Leaves” by Arthur Sze
“Willow Poem” by William Carlos Williams

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Monday, September 25

“Students of Movement” by Kealoha
“The Wild Swans” by Li Qingzhao, translated by James Whitall
“Ode to the Head Nod” by Elizabeth Acevedo

November is Native American Heritage Month. Plan ahead with lesson plans featuring poems by Indigenous poets, including Heid E. Erdrich, Joy Harjo, Layli Long Soldier, and others.

This fall, to help bring more poetry into the classroom or home, we encourage you to check out these poetry titles for children, YA novels in verse, and books by poets for young readers from our sponsors and advertisers.

Grant Opportunity: Library of America’s “Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home”

Beginning in the fall of 2024, grants of $1,200 are available to libraries and other public institutions for programs exploring Latino poetry and its ongoing relevance to American national life. Applications are open to all public, academic, and community college libraries, museums, and nonprofit community organizations. Grants can be used for honoraria for local poets and scholars, expenses, actor/performer fees, publicity and promotion, refreshments, or other costs associated with programs. The application deadline is January 5, 2024. Learn more.

The Poetry Coalition

Best Practices for Finding Poems to Share in the Classroom

How to Read a Poem

Teachers, thank you for your work 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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