Unit Plan
Cengage Learning

Heath Online: H. D. (Hilda Doolittle)

For Students 9th - 10th
Even though this site is particularly designed for teachers, it provides good information to help students understand H. D.'s (1886-1961 CE) poetry. Focuses on putting her work in the context of her time.
Website
Other

Modern and Contemporary American Poetry: Imagism: Charles Reznikoff

For Students 9th - 10th
This site entitled, Modern Contemporary American Poetry, provides information and links to several American poets - one of whom is Charles Reznikoff. The information linked includes biographies and poems.
Activity
University of Toronto (Canada)

Selected Poetry of H. D. (Hilda Doolittle; 1886 1961)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Full text of selectes from H.D.'s long poem "Helen" and "The Oread." Also offers a biography and selected bibliography.
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Ezra Pound

For Students 9th - 10th
Poet and mentor Ezra Pound is the focus of this brief biography highlighting his works and energy for new artistic movements of the early twentieth century. Click on "Ezra Pound Activities" for related materials.
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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Amy Lowell (1874 1925)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This guide to teaching Lowell and her work includes themes, perspectives, and some questions for research and writing.
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University of Pennsylvania

Univ of Pennsylvania: Imagism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines the movement of poetry, "imagism" and describes the "imagist." The site also gives five characteristics of an imagist according to an Imagist manifesto.
Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American poetry:(h.d.)hilda Doolittle (1886 1961)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Modern American Poetry site features an essay about H. D.?s (1886-1961 CE) life and career, selected criticism, and links to related sites.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Imagism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Wikipedia site offers a brief description of what imagism was and a listing of the three principles of imagist poetry.
eBook
University of Michigan

American Verse Project: Sea Garden, by Hilda Doolittle

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by the University of Michigan's Humanities Text Initiative, this website offers the entire text of Hilda Doolittle's collection "Sea Garden," available through a series of links.
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Other

Uwo: An Interview With Dorothy Livesay

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an interview with Dorothy Livesay, author of 14 books of poetry. Her insight into the imagist movement is quite interesting.
Handout
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Ezra Pound

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very good site from the Academy of American Poets about Ezra Pound. The site houses a biography of the poet, a selected bibliography of his work, as well as links to full texts of several of his well known works.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Hilda Doolittle

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by the Academy of American Poets, this resource offers a decent, brief biography of H. D. (Hilda Doolittle) (1886-1961 CE), along with links to several of her poems. Also includes related links.
Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Examples of Winter's Early Imagist Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Two very good examples of imagist poetry. Links to author.
Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Amy Lowell (1874 1925)

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to the full texts of selected poems by Amy Lowell as welll as related resources.
Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Imagist Ezra Pound

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the University of Groningen provides a good exposition of the well known imagist poet, Ezra Pound. Includes links to T.S. Eliot and W. C. Williams.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: William Carlos Williams

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a series on "Modernism and Experimentation: 1914-1945," this aticle features a biographical note and appraisal and an excerpt from Williams's poem, "Paterson."
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: On the Ezra Pound

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Maintained by the "McLuhan Studies Journal," this article by Edward Barton from the University of Toronto focuses on Pound's influence on Marshall McLuhan during their years of correspondence. This site is more useful for McLuhan studies...
eBook
University of Pennsylvania

William Carlos Williams: The Barroness

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of a chapter from William Carlos Williams's autobiography, "The Baroness," which provides a personal view poetry and culture after World War I.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Imagism

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a brief explanation of the Imagist school of poetry. Also includes a copy of Ezra Pound's "In a Station of the Metro" and the three tenets of Imagism as defined by Pound.
Handout
Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.