30 Ways to Celebrate
Sign up for Poem-a-Day
Every weekday original poems are sent out via email, the web, and social media to 500,000+ readers. You can sign up here. Perhaps students or teachers could take it in turns to read a poem aloud each morning.
Sign up for Teach This Poem
Every week, an email is sent to K-12 educators, featuring one poem with resources and classroom activities. It’s designed to help teachers quickly and easily bring poetry into the classroom. You can sign up here.
Encourage a young person to participate in the Dear Poet project
Students in grade 5 to 12 are invited to write letters in response to poems written and read by some of the award-winning poets. Find out more here.
Start a poetry reading group
This could be in your class, or perhaps as a lunchtime or after school activity. Find more tips on starting a group here.
