Poetry

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 * [|Cifra de la Rondalla de Saltillo - El Amor]- Cut up these lyrics, then have students listen to the song and attempt to put the lyrics in order


 * [|Clone Poems & the Microcomputer]- A useful article from //Hispania, 72//(3) that introduces teachers to clone poems that Federico García Lorca and Ernesto Cardenal wrote based on poems by Jorge Manrique, with ideas for student-related activities


 * [|Ideas for a Valentine-related Lead-in to a Poetry Unit]


 * [|Suggestions for Teaching Poetry - Part 1]


 * [|Suggestions for Teaching Poetry - Part 2]


 * [[file:Escribir un poema original.pdf]]
 * [[file:Memorizing Poetry.pdf]]
 * [[file:Poesia encontrada.pdf]]

=**Poetry Links**=

Chinese
[|Chinese4Kids - Seven Fruits on Seven Trees] - PDF of the poem in Chinese characters with pinyin and an English translation

[|Chinese Through Poetry] - PDF of resources for teaching various aspects of Chinese through poetry

- A collection of 300 Tang poems in Chinese characters with pinyin and an explanation in Chinese

- A searchable database of 300 Tang poems in Chinese, along with links to other important Chinese texts compiled by the University of Virginia's[| Chinese Text Initiative]

 - A series of podcasts centered around the little bear, Kedou's, adventures with Tang poetry

French
- Information and resources in French about haiku poetry

- A collection of resources haiku poetry in French

 - Database of classic French poetry, searchable by author, century, country, title, etc.

- Poems you can listen to online in French

German
- A page in German with links to a collection of resources about haiku, recipes, and travel

[|Haiku Heute] - A page dedicated to haiku

Japanese
- A collection of resources in Japanese related to Basho, father of haiku poetry

Portuguese
 - A Brazilian journal dedicated to Haiku poetry

- A collection of haiku poetry in Portuguese

- A blog in Portuguese dedicated to haiku poetry

Spanish
- This website has trabalenguas (tongue twisters), poesia, acertijos (riddles), cuentas, and much more. A fun website with many resources. user:SarahPcat

 - Website completely in Spanish devoted to the art and history of haiku poetry with collections of links in English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, & Spanish (navigation on the left)