Just a quick one in honour of National Poetry Day.
When starting a new poem I like to take a copy of it and cut it up into individual words. You can then give it to students and ask them if they can identify the themes or even have a go at creating a stanza using the words from the poem.
I often find that playing with the words takes a bit of the fear of poetry away for the students which is always one of the biggest barriers.
Have fun!
National Poetry Day