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Shadow Poetry
Examples of all different kinds of poetry.  You won't believe how many there are!

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Word Hippo
Find words with similar, or opposite meaning.  Even find words that rhyme.

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Shel Silverstein
Examples of alliteration in Shel Silverstein poems.

Famous Poems for Children - Includes poetry, and links to biographies of famous poets.
Poems Kids Like - by poets.org. Poems are organized by subject.
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Poetry Zone
Read poems by other students.  Send a poem you've written and see if you can get published.

Kidz Bop Lyrics - You do realize that all songs are poems set to music, right?! Show me someone who doesn't love music.
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PBS Teacher's Domain
Video clips of poets reading their poems.  Separated by topic.

Poetry Foundation - Includes poems written by children and poetry video.
Top 500 Poems
Poem Hunter has a lot of examples of poems for you to read.  Check out this list of the top 500 poems.
Idioms
Idioms from Read Write Think.
Different Types of Poems - from Mrs. Mitchell's Virtual School.
Ken Nesbitt - Poetry 4 kids. Play poetry and word games.
DLTK's Poetry for Children - Great links to poems and related crafts.
100 Best Poems for Kids of All Time - Includes a section to submit your own poetry.
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Scholastic Poetry
Everything you need to teach poetry.

Personification
Slide show to help teach personification.
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