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# [Super Easy Poetry Center](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2013/04/super-easy-poetry-center)

 Written by [mrslodge](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/author/mrslodge) | Apr 7, 2013 4:00:00 AM

Happy Poetry Month!

I've shied away from poetry in the past because I'm not very comfortable with it.  I did have a lot of fun with [spine poetry](http://mrslodgeslibrary.blogspot.com/2012/01/spine-poetry.html) last year and between that and a few other really inspiring poetry ideas I've seen around, I'm giving it a shot this year.  I plan on sharing some of the fun projects and other centers (April vacation next week = blog catch up!) but I have a quick and easy poetry center or poetry activity for you today: Table Top Poetry.

During my Kindergarten Mo Willems author study a few months ago, I was inspired by @the_pigeon's dining room dinner doodles and covered one of my tables with bulletin board paper for the kids to draw their favorite Mo Willems characters.  It worked beautifully and was a fun, silly way for the kids to share their learning.  I decided something similar would work for poetry too.

I decided to choose a theme each week and picked "under the sea" to start.  I covered a table with blue paper, printed a picture of a coral reef for inspiration, and put out pencils and markers.  This is what happened over the course of the week:

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Any favorite poets, poems, or activities you can share with this poetry-newbie?

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