Welcome to the Wonderful World of Poetry

1. Pop Culture

1.1. Alice and Wonderland

1.2. Fairy Tales

1.3. "The Princess Bride"

1.4. The Frog Princess

1.5. Nursery Rhymes

2. People

2.1. Poets

2.1.1. Poe

2.1.2. Angelou

2.1.3. Carroll

2.1.4. Shakespeare

2.2. Readers

2.2.1. Middle school students

2.2.2. other teachers

3. Analogies

3.1. "magical gardens with toads in them"

3.2. jump rope chants

3.3. songs/music

3.4. Artwork

4. Colors

4.1. pastels

4.2. pinks/purples

4.3. Blues

4.4. Green

4.5. Yellow]

5. Elements

5.1. whimsical

5.2. "magical gardens"

5.3. fountains, flowers

5.4. music notes

6. Typography

6.1. swirly

6.2. calligraphy

6.3. light and airy

7. Magazines/Publications

7.1. Poetry Foundation

7.2. Anthologies

8. Related Industries

8.1. Novels/Novellas

8.2. Music/Songwriting

8.3. Painting/Sculpting