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	DIY: Poetry Activities Selected by Billy Merrell
	Description From handmade poetry cards to holiday treats, here is a collection of poetry-related projects for all ages.
	Synopsis A collection of poetry-related crafts, assignments, and projects.


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•	Do-It-Yourself: Holiday Poetry Activities for Kids
•	Do-It-Yourself: How to Make a Chapbook
•	Do-It-Yourself: Poetry Infusions
•	By Hand: Lines for Mother's Day
•	Memorize a Poem
•	Visual Verse: Poetry Meets Fabric
•	Integrate poetry and technology
•	An ABC of Translating Poetry by Willis Barnstone
•	Free Verse: Linda Pastan, "I waited for my life to start"
•	Play Exquisite Corpse
•	Organize a poetry reading in your area
•	Get out the sidewalk chalk and commit a poem to pavement
•	Put some poetry in an unexpected place
•	Free Verse: Sylvia Plath, "Skin doesn't have roots"
•	Easy Poet Costume Ideas
•	Start a commonplace book