Poetry Pedagogy

Books to Teach Poetry

• Poetry and Peadagogy: The Challenge of Contemporary by Joan Retallack and Juliana Spahr
• Poetry's Poet: Essays on Poetry, Pedagogy, and Poetics of Allen Grossman 
• Poetry Mentor Texts: Making Reading and Writing Connections, K-8 by Lynne R. Dorfman
• Kids' Poems: 1st Grade: Teaching First Graders to Love Writing by Regie Routman
• Poetry Lessons: Everything You Need by Kathy A. Perfect
• Teaching the Art of Poetry: The Moves by Baron Wormser
• Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?: Teaching Great Poetry to Children by Kenneth Koch
• Wishese, Lies, and Dreams: Teaching Children to Write Poetry by Kenneth Koch
• To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme?: Teaching Children to Write Poetry by Sandy Brownjohn 
• Does it Have to Rhyme?: Teaching Children to Write Poetry by Sandy Brownjohn
• When Thought is Young: Reflections on Teaching and the Poetry of the Child by Richard Lewis