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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Family Pets by Raphael Tuck & Sons

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Family Pets by Raphael Tuck & Sons (1890), illustrated children's poetry.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Hearts and Voices: Songs of the Better Land by Henry Ryland

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Hearts and Voices: Songs of the Better Land by Henry Ryland (1890), an illustrated book of children's poetry.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

Ato Zteacherstuff: Dramatics With the Teaching of Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This site from atozteacherstuff.com provides a lesson to help students develop an appreciation for poetry. This site will also will help create meaning from poetry.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Introducation to Poetry (Activity)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This online lesson plan combines music & poetry in a rich and fun way! The lesson is geared towards middle school, but could be modified for elementary.
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Other

Dickenson College: Percy Bysshe Shelley on Nature

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an evaluation about Shelley's relationship to the natural world, as is evident in his writing, is offered here along with other links to information about the poet
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Dickenson College: George Gordon, Lord Byron

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers an analysis of Byron's interpretation of the natural world, as evident in his writings.
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Gefunden/johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

For Students 9th - 10th
A translation of Goethe's poem "Gefunden" accompanied by interpretive music and artwork.
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Der Wandrer/johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a translation of Goethe's verse play "Der Wandrer" as well as interpretive music and artwork to enhance our enjoyment of the play.
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Der Schatzgraber/johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

For Students 9th - 10th
An English translation of "Der Schatzgraber" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe accompanied by interpretive artwork and music.
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Dickinson Colleg: Wordsworth on Nature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A look at Wordswoth's philosophy on nature as evident in his writings. Contains a link to his complete works.
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Dickinson College: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An analysis of Samuel Coleridge's ideas on nature as is evident in his writings. Includes examples of his poetry.
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Self knowlege.com: Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Website from SelfKnowlege.com attempts to connect the content of Robert Herrick poems to the expression, description, and meaning of human reality. Included is Herrick's poetry, biographical information, and links to other search tools...
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Passions in Poetry Gerard Manley Hopkins

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins along with texts of many of his most famous poems.
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Dundee University: W. H. Auden's Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal website provides the text of four of W. H. Auden's poems: "Three Short Poems" and "In Praise of Limestone." It also offers a link to the W. H. Auden Society website.
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Mic Top: Lord George Gordon Noel Byron (1788 1824)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has brief biographical information about Lord George Gordon Noel Byron, with a handful of illustrations of the poet.
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Sonnet Central

Sonnet Central: Robert Burns, "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a sonnet from Robert Burns entitled, "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets." Burns' less-than-serious look at what constitutes a sonnet.
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Other

Teby Y Tib: Poesia Infantil

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site contains a nice collection of children's poems in Spanish. It features poems by the author Gloria Fuertes.
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Other

Rupert Brooke on Skyros

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting angle on the death of poet Rupert Brooke,including photos of the island on which he died, the memorial to him there, the text of several poems, a brief biography, as well as a bibliography and related web links.
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Play Magnetic Poetry: First Words Magnetic Poetry Kit

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Students click and drag the words on magnetic tiles to write poetry. Their are options to add words, start over, and/or save and share their poems.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Quotes From Coleridge

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features 79 quotations taken from Coleridge's writings.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Oxford Book of English Verse: Selected Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to 13 poems written by Percy Shelley are offered at this site. It also has links to other 17th and 18th century writers.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Robert Browning

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is on Robert Browning (1812-1889 CE) the English poet, noted for his mastery of dramatic monologue.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Elizabeth Barrett Browning

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is on Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861 CE) the English poet, the wife of Robert Browning, the most respected and successful woman poet of the Victorian period, considered seriously for the laureateship that eventually was...
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Yu Wen Bao North American Monthly: The August Sun [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A poem, written in Chinese with an English translation, that describes the summer sun, the beach, and the sea.