Poem-a-Day - Poems and resources for September

September 2024

dear poet

“Stay close to the earth, Pepper. It listens to a poet’s heart so well,” Nikky Finney (page 89).

The Dear Poet 2024 booklet is here! We received 2,483 letters from students in thirty-six states, eight countries, and 172 schools.

We are grateful to our partner, 826 National, and all of the educators who use the program and for each and every student letter we receive.

Read, download, and share the 2024 Dear Poet Booklet. Stay tuned for Dear Poet 2025, coming late this fall.

poems to read and share

September is National Translation Month, and to celebrate, browse the following poems appropriate for kids and teens:

“Arbolé, Arbolé ...” by Federico García Lorca, translated by William Bryant Logan
“Images” by Jaime Manrique, translated by Edith Grossman
“Story—Late Summer or Early Fall” by Yoo Heekyung, translated by Stine An
“Autumn” by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Jessie Lamont
“Your laughter turns the world to paradise” by Rumi, translated by Haleh Liza Gafori
“Farewell to Yang, Who’s Leaving for Kuo-chou” by Wang Wei, translated by David Hinton

lesson plans to teach

September 15 through October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Browse lesson plans with poems in Spanish and English, featuring poets such as Marjorie Agosín, Richard Blanco, and Rosalía de Castro.

#poetrynearyou

If you’re in NYC, don’t miss the 52nd annual poetry festival presented by The City College of New York (CCNY). Friday, September 20, from 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Featuring readings by elementary, junior high, and high school students, as well as special guests. 133rd Street at Convent Avenue. Free and open to the public.

teach this poem

Produced for K-12 educators, Teach This Poem features one poem a week, accompanied by interdisciplinary primary sources and activities designed to help teachers quickly and easily bring poetry into the classroom.

Sign up and get a new lesson plan every Monday, and browse more than 400 past lessons.

get the teach this poem book

Published through Routledge’s Eye on Education series and collected together for the first time in print, these Teach This Poem lessons offer accessible entry points to teaching poetry in the classroom, inviting readers to reflect on the natural world through prescient and urgent poems.

Get your copy today! Use the discount code AAP20 by September 19 for 20% off.

2024 end-of-summer books for young readers

As we turn from summer toward fall, check out these poetry titles for children, YA novels in verse, and books by poets for young readers from our partners and advertisers. Happy reading!

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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Poem-a-Day - Poems and resources for September

Older messages

"Story—Late Summer or Early Fall" by Yoo Heekyung, translated by Stine An

"Then we row for years on the midsummer pond"

"Farewells" by Oriana Méndez, translated by Erín Moure

"Painblank" by Daniel Borzutzky

Ovid's Metamorphoses: A New Seminar Starting 9/16

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