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There are many great ways to bring poetry into the classroom, and whether it's through reading, writing, or performing, poetry can be a great way to engage students. To help you bring poetry into your classrooms, we've compiled a list of some of the best open resources.

The Australian Poetry Library (APL) aims to promote a greater appreciation and understanding of Australian poetry by providing access to a wide range of poetic texts as well as to critical and contextual material relating to them, including interviews, photographs and audio/visual recordings.

So if this year's National Poetry Month inspires you to give daily poetry a go in your classroom, maybe even just for the month, consider these four reasons why starting class with a poem each day will rock your world. Just for good measure, I've included a few poem suggestions as well.

Note: some graphic language during poetry readings.

"Have your tween kids tried reading novels in verse, stories written in free verse poetry? The text looks easy to read enticing reluctant readers but dive deeper and you'll find compelling stories filled with heart, important themes, and precise language."

"I do think it's beneficial to challenge yourself as a reader, whether that means reading poetry, the "classics," dense nonfiction, or literary fiction. I'm still surrounded by my YA TBR, and I look forward to getting to them, but this was a wake-up call to mix it up periodically. We can only grow as readers by stretching a little past what is comfortable."

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education is a charity working to improve literacy in primary schools. Our work raises the achievement of children by helping schools to teach literacy creatively and effectively, putting quality children's literature at the heart of all learning. Four areas to investigate at the bottom of the home page.

From the National Library of New Zealand, this section explores Chidlren's and YA literature with links to different forms, value, and library strategies.