Hello Morley friends! Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? As we enter this last week of April let’s enjoy some poetry together. If you are an EPIC book reader, you will find new collections of poetry in the BOOK LISTS tab above this post.

The Crossover (The Crossover Series)

Below are four poetry videos.

For primary/ELL students: The first two videos are of Canadian poets reading their poems.

For intermediate students: the last two video clips are of American poet and children’s author Kwame Alexander.  Hear him BEATBOXING verse from his amazing novel The Crossover. Also, check out the interview where he talks about reading as a kid, writing poetry and much more.

Dennis Lee reciting Alligator Pie

Here are some questions for you to think about as you listen: Can you make a connection to something in one of the poems? Can you clap the rhythm to Alligator Pie? Did you hear some rhyming words in Alligator Pie?

Elizabeth Crocket reading Haiku poetry from her book

 

Intermediate Students

CLICK HERE for an excerpt from the Crossover