Take 5: Entries into Poetry
Poetry is weird and hard. It’s confusing and vague and boring. Unless it’s not. Here are five easy entries to poetry for teens, in honor of National Poetry Month.
1. After The Kiss by Terra Elan McVoy
2. Magnetic Poetry
3. United States of Poetry
4. Record-A-Poem or other poetry on Soundcloud
5. Where I’m From poems
More Poetry ideas: Poetically Speaking and National Poetry Month Crafts and Freeing Your Life with Words
Filed under: After The Kiss, National Poetry Month, Poetry, Take 5, Terra Elan McVoy

About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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