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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "The Portrait" by Stanley Kunitz

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Portrait" by Stanley Kunitz provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Ode to a Dressmaker's Dummy" by Donald Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Streets" by Naomi Shihab Nye

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and the text of the poem "Streets" by Naomi Shihab Nye provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Shirt" by Robert Pinsky

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Shirt" by Robert Pinsky provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Her Kind" by Anne Sexton

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Her Kind" by Anne Sexton provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "From the Long Sad Party" by Mark Strand

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "From the Long Sad Party" by Mark Strand provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "That the Soul May Wax Plump" by May Swenson

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Endings" by Mona Van Duyn

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Endings" by Mona Van Duyn provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Richard Wilbur

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Richard Wilbur provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "On the Circuit" by W. H. Auden

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "On the Circuit" by W. H. Auden provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "A Lesson for This Sunday" (Audio Only) by Derek Walcott

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording of the poem "A Lesson for This Sunday" by Derek Walcott provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Louise Gluck

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Louise Gluck, an American poet. She was at one time the official Poet Laureate of the United States. Includes a profile, interview and photo gallery.
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New York Times

New York Times: Week of 5 26 14: Lyrical Witness of Jim Crow South, Dies at 86

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] African American poet Maya Angelou passed away this week. Learn about her difficult early life and rise to fame as a critically acclaimed author.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Charles Reznikoff Modern American Poetry Links

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides links to information regarding Charles Reznikoff (1894-1976 CE). Information linked includes biographical essays and interviews with the poet.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: About Indian Boarding Schools

For Students 9th - 10th
Several articles and essays about the federal government's attempt to assimilate Native American children into the dominant American society in the late 1800s through the establishment and use of Indian schools.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Theodore Roethke (1906 1963)

For Students 9th - 10th
Six reviews on Roethke's following works: "Cuttings," "Frau Bauman, Frau Schmidt, and Frau Schartz", "The Flight"(from "The Lost Son"), "I Knew a Woman," and "North American Sequence."
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: The Romantic Period, 1820 1860: Essayists and Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the Romantic Period's essayists and poets such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, the Brahmin Poets, and more.
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PBS

Africans in America: Lucy Terry Prince: Freed Slave and Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
This website describes the life of Lucy Terry Prince, first female African American poet. She obtained her freedom by marrying a wealthy free black man who purchased her freedom.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: American Authors: Phillis Wheatley

For Students 9th - 10th
A bibliographical list of works by or about the African American poet Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784). Click on the links to take you to the works. The first link takes you to a directory of files containing Wheately poetry or questions...
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Sterling A. Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent biography citing influences on the famous author's work. Links to contemporaries of the era.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Amiri Baraka

For Students 9th - 10th
Poet and playwright Amiri Baraka is featured in this brief biography for his radical views and contributions during the Black Arts Movement in America. See "Amiri Baraka Activities" for related resources.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Librarian of Congress Appoints New Poet Laureate

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about poet Louise Gluck, appointed in 2003 as the United States Poet Laureate by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, and her books of poetry. Also discover the duties of this annually bestowed title and learn about how the...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Adrienne Rich

For Students 9th - 10th
Adrienne Rich is featured in this brief biography for her contributions as a contemporary feminist poet and prose author. See "Adrienne Rich Activities" for related artifacts and activities.

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