32 National Poetry Month Lesson Plans

I’m not sure when National Poetry Month became a thing, but it is. And I’m glad. If you feel April is a great time for teaching poetry and you need some poetry lesson plans or poetry teaching ideas, you are in the right place. If you feel any month is a great month to teach […]

Emily Dickinson’s Love Poems: An Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s Poems about Love

I love football, chainsaws, boxing, dogs, and wrestling. I am, in short, a man’s man. That doesn’t mean, however, that I don’t read and appreciate love poems by Emily Dickinson. Although there is no one meaning for most poems, here I’ve offered my view of some of the many love poems by Emily Dickinson. Quick […]

Emily Dickinson’s Death Poems: An Analysis of Emily Dickinson Poems about Death

One major theme in Emily Dickinson’s poems is death. Here is a look at several Emily Dickinson’s poems exploring death with my own analysis and commentary on specific poems. Don’t forget to check out the Emily Dickinson teaching page. Quick Lesson Plan Here’s a little something I threw together to make your visit more useful […]