Tomorrow is the seventh-annual Poem in Your Pocket Day in New York City, where poetry events will rule the day.

The promos say you should choose  or write a poem and carry it with you all day, making sure to share it frequently.
The event website encourages other activities for teachers and for students, including:

  • Write an Object Poem – become an object and write about your life as a raindrop, blade of grass, tooth, or mp3 player
  • Write a Found Poem – using your favorite book, identify particular words and write a poem
  • Write a List Poem – Using an object, experience or feeling as inspiration to brainstorm a list
  • Write a Sensory Poem – Using an object or experience, think of all the sensory feelings associated with it and write a poem
  • Write a poem about your favorite song

To celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day, your children could do any of these at the dining room table tonight, then share them throughout the day tomorrow.  Or you could encourage them to locate a fun poem online that they could read aloud to their family and/or take to school (Your child’s teacher may allow them time to read something aloud).

Here are some online poetry resources:
Young children:
Poetryforkids.com
Poems for Children and Big Kids
Pitara Kids Network
Silly, Dumb, Fun, Crazy Poems for Kids (about Food)

High School Age and older:
Poets.org
This site has a database of Pocket-Size Poems you can print: Click Here to access them.