Creator: Google | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
Verse by Verse is an experimental poetry-creation project by Google that uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) to help create poems using classic American poets’ suggestions. Begin by selecting up to 3 muses for inspiration. If you aren’t sure who they are, click on any image to view short biographical information. During the next step, choose a poem structure, syllable count, and rhyme. Enter the first line of your poem and become inspired by options presented by your muses! When finished, choose from options to copy the text or add a border, then download it as a PNG image.
In the Classroom
Introduce different forms of poetry and poets using Verse by Verse. Offer students time to explore and experiment with the different features to become familiar with the different types of formats and styles of the included poets. Have students share their poetry digitally by creating an audio podcast using Synth, <a href="/single.cfm?id=18458">reviewed here</a>. Synth features easy to use tools for creating short audio podcasts in up to 256-second increments. Encourage students to rehearse reading their poetry and add proper intonation, spacing, and reading techniques such as they would for an in-person poetry reading. Besides sharing poems, ask students to add images and record audio, read their poems, and then share their creative process when writing poetry. Share student recordings on a class blog created with a free blog tool such as Site123, <a href="/single.cfm?id=19044">reviewed here</a>, or in a series of blogs based on different forms of poetry.
At Home
Share this site with your student as an interactive way to learn about and experiment with different forms of poetry and as a starting point for learning about classic American poets.