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Poets.org: Gertrude Stein
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Gertrude Stein including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Stein is also provided.
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Poets.org: Horace
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Horace is also provided.
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Poets.org: James Dickey
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of James Dickey including information on his life and a selected bibliography. A column of links to additional reading information on Dickey is also provided.
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Poets.org: Phillis Wheatley
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Phillis Wheatley including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Wheatley is also provided.
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Poets.org: Alice Walker
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Alice Walker including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Walker is also provided.
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Poets.org: Gaius Valerius Catullus
The life and work of Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus is discussed. Catullus is known for his erotic verse.
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Poets.org: Stephen Vincent Benet
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Stephen Vincent Benet including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Benet is also provided.
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Poets.org: Edgar Lee Masters
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Edgar Lee Masters including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Masters is also provided.
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Poets.org: Sara Teasdale
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Sara Teasdale including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Teasdale is also provided.
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Poets.org: John Updike
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of John Updike including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Updike is also provided.
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Poets.org: James Weldon Johnson
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of James Weldon Johnson including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Johnson is also provided.
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Poets.org: John Greenleaf Whittier
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of John Greenleaf Whittier including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Whittier is also provided.
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Poets.org: Ovid
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Ovid is also provided.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Phillis Wheatley
The first published African-American poet, Phillis Wheatley used her words in an attempt to rid the country of slavery. This article includes an excerpt from a letter she wrote in 1774 and "related links" for further reading and research.
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Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Dream in Color: Resource Guide for Elem School Teachers [Pdf]
Explore a wealth of poems, lesson plans, and classroom activities to help elementary school students discover the diversity in African-American poets and create their own voice in poetry. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
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Poets.org: Reading Guide to Langston Hughes
This guide discusses Langston Hughes's body of poetry, as well as briefly analyzing characteristics in several individual poems. The site also offers an interview with writer Afaa Weaver regarding Hughes's works, discussion questions, a...
City University of New York
Cuny: Dorothy Parker Rothschild
This biography of 20th century poet Dorothy Parker discusses the many tragedies that impacted her life and the wit that made her writing famous.
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Poets.org: Martin Espada
Martin Espada's picture, along with a short biography that lists awards, fellowships, books and his latest collection of works are provided here.
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Poets.org: Charles Simic
A concise biography of Charles Simic that lists his works and achievements. Includes a photograph.
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Poets.org: Luis J. Rodriguez
Brief biography of the author is offered here. Includes links to other useful Rodriguez sites, as well as a portrait.
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Poets.org: "Catch a Little Rhyme" by Eve Merriam
Contains the poem "Catch a Little Rhyme" by Eve Merriam.
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Poets.org: Wallace Stevens
Resource offers a short biography of Stevens, a selected bibliography of his works, e-texts of eight poems, information about Stevens' role in Modernism, and links to related sites.
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Poets.org: Emily Dickinson
Here is a brief biography of Emily Dickinson, as well as a link to the full texts of several poems and the dates they were written including: "Fame is a Fickle Food," "I Heard a Fly Buzz," and "The Soul Unto Itself."
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