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

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Shirt" by Robert Pinsky provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Her Kind" by Anne Sexton provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "From the Long Sad Party" by Mark Strand provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "That the Soul May Wax Plump" by May Swenson provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Endings" by Mona Van Duyn provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording and a text of the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an MP3 audio recording and text of the poem "The Idea of Order at Key West" by Wallace Stevens provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "On the Circuit" by W. H. Auden provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording of the poem "A Lesson for This Sunday" by Derek Walcott provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Richard Wilbur provided by the Academy of American Poets.

Do you know who Eve Merriam is? You will after reading this great biography of the American poet. Picture and references to poems are included.

Provides some key facts and accomplishments in the life of African American poet and writer, Amiri Baraka.

This Poets.org entry for the 19th century American poet, essayist, and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) provides biographical information, a select bibliography, and contemporary photograph as well as links to related writers...

This site from The American Academy of Poets contains biographical information on Claude McKay. Also includes several links throughout for additional information on subjects that are related to McKay. Also includes a selected...

Read a biography about Theodore Roethke that includes references to other modern American poets at this site. Also includes a photograph and a selected bibliography of his works.

Brief biography & photo of the poet & co-editor of Red Dirt, a cross-cultural poetry journal, Lorna Dee Cervantes. It also provides a link to her poem "Freeway 280."

Poets.org presents the complete text to Emerson's essay on the poet, covering Emerson's thoughts on poetic inspiration and the role of the poet in society.

A biography of the poet Hart Crane with a photo and selected bibliography is provided here.

This site contains a complete biography and a selected bibliography along with a photo.

This web page provides a brief biography on Sylvia Plath with a photograph included.

Excellent biography citing influences on the famous author's work. Links to contemporaries of the era.

This overview for Georgia includes information on the poet laureate for the state, David Bottoms. Other sections include featured poets (Conrad Aiken and James Dickey) and poems specifically about Georgia.