Teacher Talk Tuesday: Beyond Poetry Month

JoEllen McCarthy and Roderick Peele share a collection of some of their favorite books to invite the limitless possibilities for using poetry. Explore their list of inspiring mentor texts, authors, and picture books that are sure to touch the minds and hearts of your readers and writers all year long.

I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage by Lee Bennett Hopkins

Confetti by Pat Mora

Bookjoy, Wordjoy by Pat Mora

Love to Mama: A Tribute to Mothers by Pat Mora

Thanku: Poems of Gratitude by Miranda Paul

I and I Bob Marley by Tony Medina

The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop by Carole Boston Weatherford

Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander

New Royalty: Hoop Kings (Sports Royalty) by Charles R Smith

Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart by Zetta Elliott

Poemas Familiares Para Cada Día de la Semana: Family Poems for Every Day of the Week (Bilingual English/Spanish) by Francisco X Alarcon

Pocketful of Poems by Nikki Grimes

My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness by Georgia Heard

Daniel Finds a Poem (Daniel) by Micha Archer

Kiyoshi's Walk by Mark Karlins

Layla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman

Love by Matt de la Pena

All Because You Matter (All Because You Matter #1) by Tami Charles

I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes

Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson

28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World by Charles R Smith

If This Bird Had Pockets: A Poem in Your Pocket Day Celebration by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater

Write! Write! Write! by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater

Read! Read! Read! by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater