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April Is National Poetry Month
In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, the Academy of American Poets has launched a read-and-response exercise designed to bring out the fun of reading poetry and help students improve their writing and comprehension skills.
The "2006 Poetry Read-a-Thon," co-sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, encourages middle school students to read poems of their choice from the anthology How to Eat a Poem, which is provided free to participating classrooms. Students are also asked to write a 75 to 100 word response to each of the poems they read, reacting to elements like imagery, sound, and meaning.
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