Poetry Platform
Where Imagination Comes to Life
Welcome to Poetry Platorm!
This site was designed by Ms. Edmunds to help students explore the wonderful resources that the World Wide Web offers for all things poetry! Whether you have a deep love for reading or producing poems, you're a new student of the genre, or you are looking for a different means of creative expression--poetry has a lot to offer!
Food For Thought:
What do all of these things have in common?
Click on each of the following boxes,
then brainstorm any similarities you see between them.
Go to the Test Your Knowledge page for a discussion of these samples.
Begin with an Example:
Lewis Carroll's "The Jabberwocky" is a very famous poem. Often criticized as a composition of jibberish words and fictional characters, "The Jabberwocky" is a great embodiment of the creative spirit involved in creating poetry. It isn't the easiest poem to understand, but with the right resources, it can be enjoyed on many levels. Take a look!
Explore "The Jabberwocky"
by Lewis Carroll
