Poetry Teatime

Today we are featuring a wonderful bilingual Poetry Teatime from one of our Brave Writer families. Read on for games, activities, and ideas for bringing multiple languages into your own teatime!

Today’s poetry prompt involves repeating a key moment in your poem again and again. Repeating words or phrases in your poem emphasizes those words, adds to the poem’s meaning, and gives the poem its own rhythm. So let’s dive right in!

Make this difficult subject more accessible with these poetry games and activities for kids of any age. They'll be turning out masterpieces in no time!

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Looking to write a poem but not sure what to write about? Want choose some prompts to go along with your next Poetry Teatime? Whatever your writing needs may be, we've got you covered with this master list of all of our poetry prompts!

Whether you're beginning your journey into poetry or you've been celebrating Poetry Teatimes for years, find helpful information here for learning about poetry with the whole family. Our guide on how to read a poem will help you understand poems both simple and complex. Learn how to slow down and discover the big picture before focusing on elements of style and form!

Gwendolyn Brooks was one of the most influential poets and activists of the 20th century. She was the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Brooks wrote about the Civil Rights movement and the problems black people faced, especially in inner cities like her hometown, Chicago. Let’s celebrate Brooks by learning more about her work!

It's the start of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, and the first few flurries of snow are floating through the air. Snowflakes are a great reminder to pay attention to the small details in the world around you. Today, you can use snowflakes to inspire your poetry!

For today's teatime story, we're delighted to share a poem about a family's Poetry Teatime experience! Get ready to settle in and enjoy the atmosphere.

The end of autumn and the beginning of winter is the perfect time to light some candles, sip pumpkin juice, and re-enter the magical world of Harry Potter. So put on your Hogwarts colors, because today, we’ll be celebrating the poetry and fantasy of Harry Potter!

Whether you're in the mood for a warm mug of cider with steam curling up the edges, or if you want to beat the last of the summer heat with a sparkling punch, we've got you covered with autumnal options for your next teatime.

Here at Poetry Teatime, we've introduced many poets. We've celebrated poets from history through themed teatimes, and we've interviewed children's poets writing today. This master list includes all of our articles about poets both past and present.

Dainty and easy-to-make cucumber sandwiches with chive butter. Get step-by-step directions on how to make this simple, elegant, and delicious savory.

It’s time to put on some tunes, pour a cup of tea, and swing to poetry. From jazz to hip hop and from classical to rap, let's read poems that will make you dance and sing!

Poetry is a type of writing that's defined by patterns. Whether it's the number of lines in a stanza or the beats of rhythm and rhyme in a line, you'll find patterns everywhere in every poem you read. So for today's poetry prompt, we'll be diving into patterns and using them to inspire our writing!

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