6wishape
Colorful shaped poems by 6th graders at an international school in Italy.
Amy Lynn's Poetry Pages
Tools and information that inspires and equips young poets to be better and more thoughtful writers.
Glossary of Poetic Devices
Dictionary of terms that are used to describe features of a poem.
In the Moonlight a Worm
A step by step guide to writing haiku, with examples and detailed explanations of the meaning of this type of verse.
Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky
Online workshop with the popular children's poet includes tips, writing exercises, revision guidelines, and a place to publish online.
Rhyme Zone
Online search engine rhyming database. Plug in a word and get a list of potential words that rhyme.
The Poetry Workshop Pages
Designed for middle and high school students. Includes links to sites about poets, a glossary of poetic terms, poetry writing suggestions and structured exercises.
Writing Poetry: A Beginner?s Guide
About.com article covering the elements of poetic composition, what to write about, exercises for getting started, basic plots of poetry, diction, prosody, rhythm, repetition, rhyme, free verse, concrete poetry, and poetic forms.