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Poets.org: Reading Guide to Langston Hughes
This guide discusses Langston Hughes's body of poetry, as well as briefly analyzing characteristics in several individual poems. The site also offers an interview with writer Afaa Weaver regarding Hughes's works, discussion questions, a...
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Poets.org: Tracy K. Smith
A short biography of Tracy K. Smith, the 2017 U.S. Poet Laureate. Includes links to her poems and a video of Tracy K. Smith reading some of her poems. [5:30]
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Poets.org: "Ring Out, Wild Bells" by Alfred Lord Tennyson
This is the original, online PDF text of the poem "Ring Out, Wild Bells" by Alfred Lord Tennyson from his long poem, In Memoriam A.H.H., in memory of his friend Arthur Henry Hallam.
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Poets.org: National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. Find all the resources you need to celebrate poetry in your classroom, including a new activity for each day, a poster for the current year plus archives of previous posters, and teacher resources that...
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Poets.org: Maya Angelou
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Maya Angelou including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Angelou is also provided.
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Poets.org: Walt Whitman
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Walt Whitman including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Whitman is also provided.
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Poets.org: "Boy Juggling a Soccer Ball" by Christopher Merrill
This poem is an evocative description of a boy in love with the sport of soccer.
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Poets.org: Lord Alfred Tennyson
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Lord Alfred Tennyson including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Tennyson is also provided.
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Poets.org: Poetic Forms
This site shares numerous poetic forms. The following poetic forms are highlighted: rondeau, triolet, pastoral, pantoum, found, ghazal, dramatic monolgue, and blues.
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Poets.org: A Backward Glance
Resource presents the full text to Walt Whitman's essay, "A Backward Glance." In addition to the full length essay, links are provided for related prose.
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Poets.org: Voice
Thirteen day poetry unit plan provided by The Academy of American Poets designed for ninth or tenth grade students. Contains individual lessons on spoken poetry, written poetry, poetry as social commentary, and voice. Each lesson...
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Poets.org: Songs My Teacher Taught Me
Twenty day poetry unit plan provided by The Academy of American Poets. Contains three thematic sections: "What is Poetry?", "Poems of Childhood," and "Self and Society." Each section contains a reading list, introduction, analytical...
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Poets.org: The Literature of War
Eight day war poetry unit plan provided by The Academy of American Poets designed for tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade students. Originally part of a larger class on the literature of war, this unit contains an overview of the past and...
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Poets.org: Poetry in Translation
Wonderful multicultural/diversity poetry unit created by a Queens high school teacher. Students explore poetry from different cultures, including their own (in English and/or their native language).
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Poets.org: Poets: Margaret Atwood
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Margaret Atwood including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Atwood is also provided.
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Poets.org: "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
This is Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay." A short biography of Robert Frost is also included.
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Poets.org: "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thyer
Full text of Thayer's "Casey at the Bat."
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Poets.org: Arthur Rimbaud
A brief biographical overview of Arthur Rimbaud including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Rimbaud is also provided.
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Poets.org: Bob Kaufman
A brief biographical overview of Bob Kaufman including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Kaufman is also provided.
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Poets.org: Ben Jonson
A brief biographical overview of Ben Jonson including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Jonson is also provided.
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Poets.org: Alfred Noyes
A brief biographical overview of Alfred Noyes including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Noyes is also provided.
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Poets.org: Octavio Paz
A brief biographical overview of Octavio Paz including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Paz is also provided.
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Poets.org: "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg
Contains an audio recording and full text of the poem "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg.
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Poets.org: Mina Loy
A brief biographical overview of Mina Loy including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Loy is also provided.