Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Alaska includes information on featured poets (John Haines, Linda Bierds, and Robert W. Service) and poems specifically about Alaska.

Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Delaware includes information on the poet laureate for the state, Fleda Brown. Other sections include featured poets (Cyrus Cassells) and poems...

Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Florida includes information on the poet laureate for the state, Edmund Skellings. Other sections include featured poets (Donald Justice and Nathaniel...

This resource provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for New Jersey includes information on the featured poets (Walt Whitman and William Carlos Williams) and poems specifically about New Jersey.

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.

Information about MacLeish's life and career, a bibliography of his work, and a photograph.

This site provides a biography of Langston Hughes, followed by several of his poems (some complete with audio clips) and a bibliography of his more influential works.

The Academy recognizes this prolific writer and her works as part of the Harlem Renaissance. Content includes the full text of several of her poems, as well as a selected bibliography of her poetry, prose, and letters.

Brief bio of poet laureate Robert Pinsky, an interview with the poet, and the texts of two of his poems, "Shirt," and "The Refinery." Also, links to several other sites about Pinsky.

The biography is brief but covers the poet's life and themes. What makes the site valuable is its links to other Smith sites, including one RealAudio site that features the reading of her poem "Not Waving but Drowning."

Biographical site about Shel Silverstein's life. You can also click on the titles of his poems to read them in full.

This site provides a biography of Edna St. Vincent Millay, followed by a list of her works, and the full text to several of her poems.

Read a short biography of Richard Wilbur. Read his poem "The Prisoner of Zenda." Read two other poems: "Advice to a Prophet" and "The Writer." Two other web links are given.

What is meant by voice in poetry, and what qualities have made the voice of Langston Hughes a favorite for so many people? This lesson will lead students to learn about the qualities that make Langston Hughes's voice distinctive,...

One day during National Poetry Month is dedicated to "Put a Poem in Your Pocket Day." Use this site to find poems to share with others. It includes a downloadable PDF of ideas for teachers and a collection of poems.

This site provides the text to Walt Whitman's Song of Myself, I, II, VI & LII, a brief biography of Walt Whitman, and links to some of Whitman's other poems.

Contains an audio recording and the text of the poem "Making a Fist" by Naomi Shihab Nye provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Academy of American Poets entry for Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), the Victorian era poet and critic. Includes link to full text of the poem "Dover Beach."

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Next Day" by Randall Jarrell provided by the Academy of American Poets. A link to the author's biography is provided.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost provided by the Academy of American Poets.

The Academy of American Poets provides a biography of X.J. Kennedy.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Portrait" by Stanley Kunitz provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Ode to a Dressmaker's Dummy" by Donald Justice provided by the Academy of American Poets.