Welcome to my National Poetry Month project for 2026, where I am playing with poetry by generating poems in playful ways. Today's poem was inspired by The Poetry Kit by Joseph Coelho.
This poetry activity set contains: 500 word tiles, 1 letter/MORERAPS spinner (MORERAPS = Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme, Emotion, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Simile), 12 cards with 24 activities, and 1 rules and inspiration booklet for poetry play.
I tried the activity Spin to Begin. To play, you spin the spinner and write down the letter it lands on. As you spin 8 times you write the letters vertically down the page. Once this is done, you select a word card and write a poem using the spun letters to begin each line.
The letters spun were: r,c,d,y,w,h,p,s
The word card drawn at random was: octopus
Here's my poem.
On Being an Octopus
Roving beneath reefs, it knows the dark
curled tentacles reach into narrow spaces
drifting, it becomes a passing shadow
yielding its body to different shapes
watching from stillness, it waits
hiding where coral meets sand
pulsing once, then again without urgency
silently, it slips away
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2026. All rights reserved.
I hope you come back tomorrow to read the new poem I have to share. To see what others are offering up this month, check out Jama Rattigan's 2026 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.
You can check out previous poems in the links below.
April 1 - Paint Chip Poetry Villanelle
April 2 - MadLib a Poem - Stamp Collectors Dream
April 3 - Roll-a-Poem - The Brewing Storm
April 5 - Haikubes - A dream about my childhood
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