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

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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. ErdrichJoy HarjoLayli Long Soldier, and others.
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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
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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Friday, October 6, 2023

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

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"Luke and the Frog: An American Fairytale OR What It Feels Like to Be a Parent in America" by Jasminne Mendez

Thursday, October 5, 2023

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"poetry, like bread, is for everyone"

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

October 4, 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month “Ode to the Head Nod” by Elizabeth Acevedo “City Moon” by Francisco Aragón “Soy Boricua” by Giannina Braschi “if found, then measured” by Marcelo Hernandez

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