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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Space Heater

For Students 9th - 10th
This single-stanza poem describes the poet's gratefulness for the space heater.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Poetry Everywhere

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a plan to move poetry more firmly into the public sphere, the Poetry Everywhere project offers readings of sixteen poems and animated interpretations of a dozen others. Some poems are read by their authors; others are read by...
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eBook
Other

Poetry Collection: Sharon Olds

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains six poems of Sharon Olds, including "Connoisseuse of Slugs," "January, Daughter," "On the Subway," "Sex Without Love," "My Son the Man," and "Rite of Passage."
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Handout
Other

Winona State University: Confessional Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation confessional poetry and examples of the writings of the confessional poets; Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Sharon Olds, and Robert Lowell.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Matthew Arnold

For Students 9th - 10th
Academy of American Poets entry for Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), the Victorian era poet and critic. Includes link to full text of the poem "Dover Beach."
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Curated OER

Sharon Olds

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Sharon Olds.