Fooling with Words with Bill Moyers Visitors will meet 21 poets at the his site, including US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky. Television journalist Bill Moyers conveys the excitement of North American's largest poetry event, the Dodge Poetry Festival. Contemporary poets and their work are presented in text, sound and image. Read biographies and listen to the poets read their work. Better yet, video files allow you to watch them perform at the festival using RealPlayer or Quick-Time.
Teachers can access lesson plans for teaching poetry as a living art.
All stories are kid-tested for quality and entertainment value, then organized by type, origin, and the values they teach. Children's illustrations are scattered throughout the tales. Definitely for the classicist, this site for kids approaches poetry with a sense of humor. Visitors can read new poems and ten rate them, or enjoy site favorites about everything from burping to school. But the activities are what make this site truly great.