This booklet contains one teacher's experiences with teaching poetry to children, offering suggestions and insights about organizing the subject matter, preparing a conducive physical environment, and practicing with various poetic forms. Sections of the booklet discuss the characteristics and behaviors of writing room teachers, the organization of the space set aside for writing and reading poetry, the reasons for using poetry in child language development, types of poetry (including diamantes, cinquains, and haiku), and the use of group writing in poetry instruction. The final section of the booklet lists resources for teaching poetry. (RL)