One of the focuses at Lancaster this year is going to be poetry. April is National Poetry Month. The library has many resources such as websites, poetry books, biographies of authors.... Come see what we have!!! Here are some links to get you started. The Mother Goose link is one of my favorites!
The Jack Prelutsky Site. Listen to him read some of his poems http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
Click on "poetry fun" for one of the best sites on the web http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
Lots of ideas and book suggestions for poetry. National Poetry Foundation
Do you want to be a poet? Start here. http://www.poetryexpress.org/
Nursery rhymes http://www.mamalisa.com/house/
More fun poetry links for teachers and students. http://www.suzyred.com/poetry.html
This is another Scholastic site with a lot of teacher ideas. Have fun. http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/k_2theme/poetry.htm
Create your own poem. Just select what type, and add your own creativity! http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
Boston Poetry Project http://www.favoritepoem.org/