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Poetry
Anthology
Illustrated by Tad Butler, Lisa Ing, and Rush Kress
Poetry Anthology
A Reading AZ Poetry Book Word Count: 493
POETRY
Poetry Anthology
Illustrated by Tad Butler, Lisa Ing, and Rush Kress
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P o e t r y A n t h o l o g y
A R e a d i n g A Z P o e t r y B o o k
2 0 0 5 P r o Q u e s t L e a r n i n g P a g e , I n c .
W r i t t e n b y C o l l e c t e d A u t h o r s
I l l u s t r a t e d b y T a d B u t l e r , L i s a I n g , a n d R u s h K r e s s
A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d .
w w w . r e a d i n g a - z . c o m
A r t C r e d i t s :
F r o n t c o v e r , p a g e s 4 , 8 , 1 2 ( r i g h t ) , a n d 1 4 : T a d B u t l e r ; b a c k c o v e r ,
p a g e s 5 , 9 , a n d 1 1 : R u s h K r e s s ; t i t l e p a g e , p a g e s 7 , 1 2 ( b o t t o m l e f t ) ,
1 3 : L i s a I n g
Table of Contents
Acrostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Cinquain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Choral Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Clerihew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Diamante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Free Verse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Haiku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Limerick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Triangle Triplet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Tanka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Poet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Write Your Own Poem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
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S p r a w l e d o n s l e e p i n g b a g s , l a u g h i n g p a s t m i d n i g h T
T h e h a n d o n y o u r g r a n d f a t h e r c l o c k h a s m o v e d t o I
S l i p p e r s o u n d s , t h e q u i e t f o o t f a l l s o f a s l e e p y m o M
s l i c k l y s l i d i n g u n d e r c o v e r , h e a r t h e a n g e l i c s i l e n c E
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A c r o s t i c
D e t e r m i n e d
O u t s t a n d i n g
G u a r d
Cinquain
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C h o r a l P o e t r y
E v e r y o n e L o v e d M a r y L o u
E n t i r e g r o u p : I t w a s m i d n i g h t . I t w a s c r e e p y .
F i r s t g r o u p : A l l t h e k i d s w e r e g e t t i n g s l e e p y .
S e c o n d g r o u p : E x c e p t f o r t i n y M a r y L o u .
E n t i r e g r o u p ( e c h o ) E x c e p t f o r t i n y M a r y L o u .
E n t i r e g r o u p : M a r y L o u w a s b r i g h t a n d c h e e r f u l .
S e c o n d g r o u p : S h e w a s n e v e r s a d n o r f e a r f u l .
F i r s t g r o u p : E v e r y o n e l o v e d M a r y L o u .
E n t i r e g r o u p ( e c h o ) E v e r y o n e l o v e d M a r y L o u .
F i r s t g r o u p : S o m e t h i n g k e p t t h e k i d s f r o m s l e e p i n g .
S e c o n d g r o u p : S o m e t h i n g s c a r y , c r a w l i n g , c r e e p i n g .
F i r s t g r o u p : W h o o r w h a t ? N o o n e k n e w .
E n t i r e g r o u p : W h y o r h o w ? N o o n e k n e w .
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Mother
loving, caring
Hugging, kissing, scolding
She is always there
Forever
Compass
spinning, turning
Pointing toward adventure
Excitement in my heart
Direction
Entire group: It was midnight. It was creepy.
First group: But no kids were getting sleepy.
Second group: Except for tiny Mary Lou.
Entire group (echo) Except for tiny Mary Lou.
Entire group: Mary Lou was soundly sleeping.
Second group: Shed been busy crawling, creeping.
First group: And no one ever knew
Entire group (echo) And no one ever knew
The creepy thing was Mary Lou.
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C l e r i h e w
S w e e t L i t t l e R e d R i d i n g H o o d
l i k e s t h e s h o r t c u t t h r o u g h t h e w o o d .
B u t s i n c e s h e m e t t h e w o l f t h a t d a y ,
s h e o n l y g o e s t h e l o n g e r w a y .
Diamante
Circle
curvy, nite
turning, spinning, whirling
diameter, arc/segment, dash
connecting, linking, bridging
straight, innite
Line
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F r e e V e r s e
I s e t m y p e n c i l
o n t h e c u r v e
o f m y d e s k
a n d w a t c h i t
s l o w l y s t a r t
t o r o l l t o t h e r i g h t .
S l o w l y i t g o e s
a n d g o e s
a n d g o e s
a n d g o e s
u n t i l
p l o p .
I t d r o p s t o t h e o o r .
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Jet
sleek, immediate
racing, booming, ying
engine, cockpit/mainsail, rudder
gliding, whispering, riding
elegant, unrufed
Tall Ship
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L i m e r i c k
T h e r e o n c e w a s a s h a r p p r i v a t e e y e .
H e d o u t w i t a n y c r o o k , t h i e f , o r s p y .
W h e n t h e b a d g u y s g o t r o u g h ,
H e w o u l d s h o w t h e m h i s s t u f f ,
A n d t h e v i l l a i n s w o u l d l i e d o w n a n d c r y .
s s s t s s t s t s t s s t s s s
T h e r e o n c e l i v e d a b u l l f r o g n a m e d P l o p .
A c r o s s l i l y p a d s h e l i k e d t o h o p .
W h e n P l o p s t u c k o u t h i s t o n g u e ,
T h e y t h o u g h t h e w a s d o n e ,
U n t i l i n t o t h e w a t e r w e n t P l o p .
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Haiku
Colors ll the East
Hues of purples, pinks, and blues
Sunrise welcomes day
Wolf walks Earth alone
traveling without a pack
his heart is at home
Triangle Triplet
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u p t h e s n o w y r i v e r b a n k
t h e k i d s p l a y h o c k e y
t h e g r o w n u p s c h e e r i n g t h e m o n
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c o v e r e d n o w w i t h i c e a n d f r o s t
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l o o k i n g o u t I s e e s n o w d r i f t s
o n e p a i r o f f o o t p r i n t s w a l k i n g
Me
creative, bizarre
thinking, laughing, revising
writing poetry people read
Poet
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W r i t e y o u r o w n p o e m .
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