Poem in Your Pocket Day (April 19)

Pull the magnet words over to the left side to create your poem. You can share your poems with your family and friends.

Write haiku, a Japanese poem that has three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Write the poem and then customize the design of the poem with one of the backgrounds or by uploading your own image. You can save and return to make revisions. Final work can be shared via e-mail, as a PDF, or printed out.

Learn about theme poems; choose a shape and write your poem about it. You can then print, color and display your finished work. Share your poem with friends and family.

This is an interactive poetry creation tool. You can choose words from the word bank, add your own words or use pieces of text from other famous works. Your poem can be saved, emailed or printed.