Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Emily Dickinson
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1971 to commemorate poet Emily Dickinson. With a short passage on her life and contributions to American poetry.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Robert Lee Frost
The author of poem "The Road Not Taken," Robert Frost was honored as "America's poet laureate" and the "national bard." Read about his contributions to world of poetry and literature and check out the "related links" and bibliography for...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Paul Laurence Dunbar
Use this resource to learn about what makes African-American writer, Paul Laurence Dunbar, heroic in the eyes of others. This article includes information on his life and poetry, as well as "related links" to further related information.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Margaret Walker
Biographical details on Margaret Walker, an American novelist and poet who was one of the leading black woman writers of the mid-20th century.
Other
Amba: Gary Snyder: Biography, Bibliography, Photo
Read a biography of Gary Snyder on this American Museum of Beat Art site. There is also a bibliography of his works.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: After Apple Picking
One of Robert Frost's early poems, After Apple-Picking, shows his amazing skills as one of America's foremost poets. This site gives excellent insights into the important aspects of this poem.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Carolyn M. Rodgers
Learn about the life of Carolyn Rodgers, an American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher who is noted for a body of work that deepened and extended beyond the Black Arts movement in which she found her voice.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Sonia Sanchez
Biographical details on American poet, playwright, and educator, Sonia Sanchez, who was noted for her black activism.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Carl Sandburg
Designed as an online companion to the "Anthology of Modern American Poetry," this website focuses on specific areas of Sandburg's life: "Sandburg on Race," "Radical Sandburg," "Sandburg on WWI," and "Sandburg's Journalism." Also...
Black Past
Black Past: Phillis Wheatley
This on-line encyclopedia article gives information about Phillis Wheatley, the Boston slave who surprised colonial America with her poetry. She was the first African-American woman to have her work published.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Georgia Douglas Johnson
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.
Other
Chicanas: Lorna Dee Cervantes
Short introduction to the poet as a Mexican-American poet, activist & artist. Scroll to paragraph.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Discovering a Passion for Poetry W/ Langston Hughes
After analyzing examples of contemporary youth poetry as well as the poetry of Langston Hughes, students will use the Internet to conduct research on how events in the world have shaped Hughes' work. They will cite specific examples that...
Other
Ploughshares: Mark Strand
This resource provides links to many articles by or about Mark Strand and his poetry. It includes the texts of some of his poems.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: E Book: Poems by Emily Dickinson
This is an e-text of the first published selection of the poems of Emily Dickinson (1830?1886) originally appeared in 1890, edited by Mabel Loomis Todd and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. The text contains 115 poems and can be searched by...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Sounds of the Sonnet
"Sound Experiments" drive this lesson plan. Sonnet analysis is accompanied by readings based on specific emotions. At this website, there are several links full-text sonnets by such authors as Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Longfellow, and...
Other
Letter of the Law on William Stafford
Adam Cornell, from Lewis and Clark College, writes an essay on Stafford. In this essay, you can read Stafford's poems "Lost Little Orphans" and "The Summer We Didn't Die."
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McGraw Hill
Study Guide for "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" [Pdf]
The Glencoe Literature Library provides a 22-page on-line study guide for Tomas Rivera's "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" complete with worksheets.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This is the full text of the 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem in trochaic tetrameter relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Jeffers: Poetry
Guide to the poetry of Robinson Jeffers, including historical information, biographies, discussion questions, and lesson plans. Each one of ten lesson plans has discussion activities, writing exercises, vocabulary, and homework...
Library of Congress
Loc: Paul Laurence Dunbar: Online Resources
"The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Paul Laurence Dunbar, including manuscripts, photographs, and books." This resource tool gathers links to digital materials available...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: James Weldon Johnson
The complete text of James Weldon Johnson's novel, "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man," and his lyrics, "Lift Every Voice and Sing." The texts can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 format. In addition, each...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry
This rich source includes a biography of Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950 CE), a bibliography of secondary sources, his comments on Spoon River Anthology, a look at him as a trial lawyer and critic, as well as external links.
Other
Maine Historical Society: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This website offers much information about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Click on the topics to learn about his life, works, lesson plans, and related links.
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