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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Stanley Kunitz

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of Kunitz, an article by him, and an analysis of several of his works. Also provides a picture.
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eBook
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Emily Dickinson (1830 1886)

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of critical reviews of 16 of Emily Dickinson's poems. Most poems are analyzed by multiple critics. In addition, there are two biographical sketches, and essays examining her use of the dash and her lack of titles.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Online Companion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A site that lists syllabi, biographies, and criticism of many American poets of the 20th century.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: E. E. Cummings

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent resource offers a solid biography of Cummings (1894-1962 CE), along with a series of "nonlectures" that Cummings himself delivered. This site also provides analysis of many of Cummings' poems, plus a bibliography.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Charles Reznikoff Modern American Poetry Links

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides links to information regarding Charles Reznikoff (1894-1976 CE). Information linked includes biographical essays and interviews with the poet.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Theodore Roethke (1906 1963)

For Students 9th - 10th
Six reviews on Roethke's following works: "Cuttings," "Frau Bauman, Frau Schmidt, and Frau Schartz", "The Flight"(from "The Lost Son"), "I Knew a Woman," and "North American Sequence."
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Jean Toomer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Modern American Poetry comes from the English department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and proves to be a great resource for information about Jean Toomer (1894-1967 CE). The site contains links to a...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Georgia Douglas Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
The English Department of the University of Illinois offers excellent biographical information on the poet Georgia Douglas Johnson. Also includes reviews of her poetry and an image.
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Poetry for the Elementary Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Site contains a narrative and three lesson plans. These plans are designed to assist students with various aspects of poetry. This site discusses strategies which enable students to effectively, memorize, recite, and correctly pronounce...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Sylvia Plath

For Students 9th - 10th
Sylvia Plath is featured in this brief biography for her writings which focused on her views of feminism. See "Sylvia Plath Activities" for related materials.
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Examples of Winter's Early Imagist Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Two very good examples of imagist poetry. Links to author.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Edna St. Vincent Millay Biographies by Wilson and Dougal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers biographies on Edna St. Vincent Millay by Edmund Wilson, Ann Dougals, and the Feminist Companion to Literature in English.
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eBook
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Modern American Poetry: Louis Untermeyer's "Prayer"

For Students 9th - 10th
An example of Louis Untermeyer's poetry.