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Here are two great spoken word poems on TED
http://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_if_i_should_have_a_daughter?language=en
Here is a video with “kinetic teletype” of a supercool poem called “Speak with Conviction” by Taylor Mali
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp9Hb8LAgqs
Here is a superb blog post about starting class with a poem each day; it also links to great sources:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/start-class-poem-each-day-brett-vogelsinger?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow