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Loc: Poetry 180: At the Un National Monument Along the Canadian Border

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This poem describes the land and sky along the Canadian border.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Bat

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This five-stanza poem describes the nocturnal bat.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Did I Miss Anything?

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem shares a teacher's response to a child who wants to know if he missed anything after a day's absence from class.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Neglect

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This eight-stanza poem describes a neglected fruit tree that will not bear healthy fruit.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Poet

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This three-stanza gives non-complimentary characteristics about a poet.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Radio

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This multi-stanza poem describes scenarios where a radio was stolen out of a car.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Bad Day

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This single-stanza poem describes the bad day of an elf who has the job of a tailor.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Farewell

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This two-stanza poem is about trust and distrust.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Partial Explanation

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem describes the restaurant scene of a person sitting and waiting at a table.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
This short two-stanza poem implies the importance of looking at things in two different ways.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Before She Died

For Students 9th - 10th
This five stanza poem discusses the top of a poet's dog who is dying.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem is a sonnet with the topic of "poetry" and its words.
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Loc: Poetry 180: American Cheese

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem describes the poet's love for American cheese.
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Loc: Poetry 180: One Morning

For Students 9th - 10th
This two-stanza poem uses strong sensory imagery to describe upsetting discoveries one morning.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Publication Date

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem describes how a publication date marks the end and the beginning in an author's life.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Meadow

For Students 9th - 10th
This three-stanza poem describes a poet who asks questions about her soul.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Summer I Was Sixteen

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-stanza poem describes life as a teenager hanging out with friends at the swimming pool.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Hand Shadows

For Students 9th - 10th
This one-stanza poem describes a father demonstrating hand shadows while camping in a tent.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Printer's Error

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem expresses the difficulties associated with typographical errors.
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Loc: Poetry 180: She Didn't Mean to Do It

For Students 9th - 10th
This three-stanza poem creates a feeling of mystery, pain, and sadness.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Driving to Town Late to Mail a Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem shares the story of the poet wasting time by driving around on a snowy night.
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Loc: Poetry 180: In a Wall

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-stanza poem shares a story of a boy helping his father retrieving a dog that had fallen down a well.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Poetry of Bad Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
This seven-stanza poem includes words and phrases that are commonly associated wit the weather.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Green One Over There

For Students 9th - 10th
This non-prose piece shares a story of jealousy and the tragic illness that occurred in its midst.