Ed DeCaria has brought the sporting mindset to poetry with his annual match-up of poets over at his blog, Think Kid, Think!”Authletes” are given specific instructions and a word to use in a kid-friendly poem — and they have just 36 hours to write it. Readers vote, and the winning poet gets to slug it out with another assignment the very next day!The overview of March Madness Poetry explains how it all works. This would be a fun activity to adapt for classroom or homeschool/homeschool group use during April poetry month. Not only can teachers build vocabulary skills, they can …

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