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American Poets: Emily Dickinson Biography and Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on the life of poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE) that discusses her childhood, personal life, and her literary career. Includes links to the text of 500 of her poems.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Later Poets, Poets of East & West

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page provides a description of the style and themes of American poetry in the second half of the nineteenth century. Examines the differences between poetry of the "effete" East and that of the untamed West.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Poetry of the West

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry, from the Cambridge History of English and American Literature, provides a description of the poetry written in the second half of the nineteenth century by poets of the American West, namely Bret Harte. It examines common...