Contributor Academy of American Poets

Update
09-30-2015
Content Type
Student Resource
Grade Level
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Object Type
Interactive
License

“Found Poem” provides an excellent explanation of found poetry. Teachers can use this reference to teach writing techniques and nontraditional poetic forms. Also, the unique nature of found poetry lends itself well to cross-curricular studies because students can use old textbooks and magazines to create their own found poems.