DescriptionBring energy, debate, and close reading into your poetry unit with this Poetry March Madness Tournament, a student-driven activity that gets students rereading, comparing, and defending poems through structured competition. This resource features a carefully curated mix of contemporary and classic poems that center on identity, power, belonging, gender, race, voice, and coming-of-age—making it ideal for AP Literature, Honors, and upper-level high school English classrooms. Students