Writing about poetry is an art form in itself.

Use poetry to inspire activities involving different forms of writing:

  • Writing a preface to a collection of poems
  • Selecting a poem to inspire a piece of creative writing
  • Writing a critical commentary of a poem

Jessica Bedi, who teaches English at North London Collegiate School, was inspired to suggest this lesson idea after hearing Dr Ross Wilson (University of Cambridge) speak about Romanticism and Poetry at the 2016 English Summer Residential.

Schools Programme members can download the resources from the event in the PTI Staffroom.

Want to discover more inspiring subject knowledge? See our upcoming events and courses for 2016/17, including our CPD Subject Days: 19th-century novels for 21st-century students, Approaching modern drama, and Romantic poetry in the secondary classroom.

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