From the author:  I invite you to pay a visit to www.poetryfortoughguys.blogspot.com to be transported to a world where the bully gets the wedgie, and the term “tough guy” is redefined. Young boys from 7 to 14 can’t get enough of the irreverent poetry and fun trivia.

Each visit leaves them feeling confident they just got away with something, and slightly aware that they also may have learned a thing or two. A Canadian boy’s school is currently using the site with their poetry curriculum.

When I’m not writing as the Toughest Guy in The World, I’m teaching math and reading at an all boys’ school in Maryland. The photo is of me, and you can’t get away with wearing an outfit like that without being a tough guy!

Poems, poems, poems for all age groups and on all subjects by Josie Whitehead, a poet who is popular with young and old.   There are more than 1400 poems written by the author, and they go into classrooms in hundreds of countries of the world.

Written with rhyme and rhythm for every age group, they are what teachers are especially seeking at the moment.  They help children develop phonological awareness, a key literacy skill, and they are excellent as performance poems.  There are poems for every age group and on every subject.

The author is a retired teacher, and she shares her poetry with students in classrooms around the world.

Magazine, blogs, book series and website written entirely by teens. An excellent resource for teen poetry writers and artists.

Poetryclass training team of poets offers some poetry lesson plans for students of all ages. 

From site: 

The Poetry Society has a long and successful history of education work. We find that working with poetry is not only a creative end in itself but also a powerful tool for raising standards in literacy and developing language skills.  It frequently releases untapped potential amongst students who are not confident in traditional narrative or essay writing.  It also offers exciting challenges to targeted groups of students and through subject areas across the curriculum.

Get inspired to create a poem with these magnetic tiles of random words. Don’t see a word that inspires? Click for More Words!  Or check out one of the suggested themes, such as  Poet, Nature, or Geek.  Save your poem and send it to a friend.

Some of the suggested words are not suitable for children, so recommended for high school and and above.