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Poets.org: Walking Tour: Langston Hughes's Harlem of 1926

For Students 9th - 10th
Walk in the footsteps of the Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes in this online guided tour. Contains specific directions to navigate through Harlem to places he lived and visited regularly. With quotes from various works mentioning...
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Poets.org: "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by W. B. Yeats

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by W. B. Yeats provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Poets.org: Anne Sexton

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Academy of American Poets offers a biography of Anne Sexton, American poet. Includes a picture of her and links to people who influenced her.
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Poets.org: Countee Cullen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a biography on the poet Countee Cullen (1903-1946 CE). Includes a photograph and a selected bibliography.
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Poets.org: Dorothy Parker

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Dorothy Parker including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Parker is also provided.
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Poets.org: Mark Strand

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of poet laureate Mark Strand is accompanied by a photograph.
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Poets.org: Martin Espada

For Students 9th - 10th
Martin Espada's picture, along with a short biography that lists awards, fellowships, books and his latest collection of works are provided here.
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Poets.org: Percy Bysshe Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Percy Bysshe Shelley including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Shelley is also provided.
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Poets.org: Robert Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Robert Burns including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Burns is also provided.
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Poets.org: Robert Hass

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Robert Hass including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Hass is also provided.
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Poets.org: California Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for California includes information on featured poets (Allen Ginsberg and Adrienne Rich) and poems specifically about California.
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Poets.org: Idaho Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Idaho includes information on featured poets (Ezra Pound and Robert Wrigley) and poems specifically about Idaho.
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Poets.org: Maine Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Maine includes information on the poet laureate, Betsy Sholl. Other sections include featured poets (Edwin Arlington Robinson and Philip Booth) and...
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Poets.org: Missouri Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Missouri includes information on featured poets (T. S. Eliot and Maya Angelou) and poems specifically about Missouri.
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Poets.org: Mississippi Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Mississippi includes information on featured poets (Etheridge Knight and Natasha Trethewey) and poems specifically about Mississippi.
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Poets.org: New York Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for New York includes information on the poet laureate, John Ashbery. Other sections include featured poets (Frank O'Hara and Muriel Rukeyser) and poems...
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Poets.org: Oregon Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Oregon includes information on the poet laureate, Lawson Inada. Other sections include featured poets (William Stafford and Dorianne Laux) and poems...
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Poets.org: The Heresy of the Didactic

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org presents the full text to Edgar Allan Poe's essay, "The Heresy of the Didactic." In addition to the full length essay, links are provided for related prose.
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Poets.org: Etheridge Knight

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Black Arts poet Etheridge Knight.
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Poets.org: "Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shares the poem "Morning Song" from the author Sylvia Plath. Alliteration and rhyme are prevelant in this poem, just as these poetic devices are present in her most famous novel, The Bell Jar.
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Poets.org: "The Concrete River" by Luis J. Rodriguez

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the poem "The Concrete River" by Luis J. Rodriguez. A brief biography of Rodriguez is also provided.
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Poets.org: "Maggie and Milly and Molly and May" by E. E. Cummings

For Students 6th
This is the poem "maggie and milly and molly and may" by E. E. Cummings.
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Poets.org: "Hard Rock Returns to Prison"

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the Etheridge Knight poem, "Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminally Insane."
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Poets.org: "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the full text of "Because I Could Not Stop For Death," by Emily Dickinson. This poem captures the overwhelming feeling of death. At the bottom of the page is another way to experience the poem, through Text Flow....