Your students will come out of this class saying, "Poetry is cool!" With a selection of both humorous and meaningful poems, we will talk about what makes a poem a poem, the different types of rhymes and the concept of rhyme scheme, alliteration, figurative language, and much more! 

This is a fun introduction for students who want to become familiar with the basics of poetry -- or who just want to spend an hour reading cool poetry! 

Some of the poets studied include Walt Whitman, Robert...