Mar 01, 2016 2016-03-01
Mobile Learning
Shake a Poem on Your Phone
With the Poetry Foundation’s free POETRY mobile app for iOS and Android devices, users can take hundreds of poems by classic and contemporary poets with them wherever they go. From William Shakespeare to César Vallejo to Heather McHugh, the Poetry Foundation’s app turns a smartphone into a mobile poetry library: users can search for old favorites with memorable lines; shake the phone to discover new poems to fit any mood; and save favorite poems to read and share later—through Facebook, Twitter, or email.
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