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Beltway Poetry Quarterly: Georgia Douglas Johnson
A detailed biography of Georgia Douglas Johnson. With selected works including the poem "YOUR WORLD" and a list of other suggested readings.
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Carl Sandburg: Chicago Poems
This website offers the complete e-text of Sandburg's "Chicago Poems," plus a biography and the Carl Sandburg Discussion Group.
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Erin's Poetry Pages: Emily Dickinson
Contains a great deal of information on Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE) including the following sections: Biography, Magazine/Journal Articles, Some Favorite Poems, and Emily Links. The journal articles include critical reviews of some of...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Angelina Weld Grimke
Lengthy, detailed account of the life, education, motivation, and poetry of Angelina Weld Grimke, along with excerpted critical reviews of select works.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: About Sharecropping
Three articles about the effects of sharecropping, a farming system that became prevalent after the Civil War for blacks and whites.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Amy Lowell (1874 1925)
Links to the full texts of selected poems by Amy Lowell as welll as related resources.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Names/nombres" by Julia Alvarez
In this essay, Alvarez discusses the multiple names she has been given over the years. As you read, take notes on how the author reacts to the different pronunciations of the names discussed in the text. [Free account registration...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Phillis Wheatley
Despite spending much of her life enslaved, Phillis Wheatley was the first African American woman to publish a book of poems.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Sonia Sanchez
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Sonia Sanchez, an American poet, playwright, and educator who was noted for her black activism. This site, rich in detail and breadth of coverage, includes a...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Edgar Allan Poe
Provides a biography of Edgar Allan Poe, one of "the greatest and unhappiest of American poets, master of the horror tale, patron saint to the practitioners of the detective story."
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Bob Kaufman
This entry features Bob Kaufman, an innovative African-American poet who became an important figure of the Beat movement.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Audre Lorde
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Audre Lorde, an African American poet, essayist, and autobiographer known for her passionate writings on lesbian feminism and racial issues.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Nikki Giovanni
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Nikki Giovanni, an African-American poet whose writings ranged from calls for violent revolution to poems for children and intimate personal statements.
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Unspeakable Visions: Beat Generation&bohemian Dialectic
Paper detailing the emergence of the Beat Generation and the Bohemian Dialectic.
University of Michigan
Making of America: Aftermath, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This is the full text of Longfellow's collection of narrative poems Aftermath originally published in 1873. Includes "Tales of a Wayside Inn" and "Birds of Passage."
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Langston Hughes
A concise window into the world of Langston Hughes. He used his own life experiences to write poetry. Photographs help to engage the reader.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Poetry of the West
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...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Jessie Redmon Fauset
Brief biographical account of the life and career of poet and writer Jessie Redmon Fauset (married name: Harris).
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Jorge Luis Borges (1899 1986)
A detailed biography of Argentine author, Jorge Luis Borges, with insight into his life and works.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Ambrose Bierce (1842 1914)
A synopsis of the life and works of writer Ambrose Bierce, who wrote short stories, poetry and satirical essays. With extensive bibliography and further readings list.
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Book Page Interview: Gary Soto
This site, part of the online version of the magazine BookPage, provides a 1998 interview with Gary Soto, in which he discusses the themes of some of his works, his background, and his use of different genres of writing.
Other
Rita Dove and "Straw Hat"
A short bio is provided along with Rita Dove's poem "Straw Hat". Links provided to other sites with information about, and poetry by Dove.
Cengage Learning
Heath Anthology: Adrienne Rich B.1929
This site offers a lesson plan to use when teaching the writings of Adrienne Rich.
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