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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.
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Poets.org: "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This is Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay." A short biography of Robert Frost is also included.
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Poets.org: Arthur Rimbaud

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical overview of Arthur Rimbaud including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Rimbaud is also provided.
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Poets.org: Bob Kaufman

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical overview of Bob Kaufman including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Kaufman is also provided.
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Poets.org: Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical overview of Ben Jonson including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Jonson is also provided.
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Poets.org: Alfred Noyes

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical overview of Alfred Noyes including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Noyes is also provided.
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Poets.org: Octavio Paz

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical overview of Octavio Paz including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Paz is also provided.
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Poets.org: Gary Snyder

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a short biography with a photo. It also has the text to FOUR POEMS FOR ROBIN and HAY FOR THE HORSES.
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Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Confessional Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Concise explanation of the term "confessional poetry." It's mainly a discussion of the poetic movement of the 1950s and 60s, and it also includes example passages by Sylvia Plath and John Berryman.
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Poets.org: Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource provides a brief biographical overview of Edward Lear including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Lear is also provided.
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Poets.org: "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thyer

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Thayer's "Casey at the Bat."
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Poets.org: "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and full text of the poem "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg.
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Poets.org: "La Figlia Che Piange" (Audio Only) by T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording of the poem "La Figlia Che Piange" by T. S. Eliot.
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Poets.org: "To Elsie" by William Carlos Williams

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "To Elsie" by William Carlos Williams.
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Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Concrete Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Concise explanation of the term "concrete poetry." It's mainly a discussion of the 1960s poetic movement, but it also includes the history of the term before and after.
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Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Modernism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Concise explanation of modernism as it applies to literature. It's mainly a discussion of the poetic movement of the early twentieth century, and it discusses many of the important figures of the era.
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Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Concise explanation of the term "Romanticism," largely as it applies to poetry. It discusses the movement's origins and some of its major features.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: A Brief Guide to the Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Concise explanation of the term "Harlem Renaissance," largely as it applies to poetry. It discusses the movement's origins and some of its major figures.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...
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Phillis Wheatley: Precursor of American Abolitionism

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the 18th century African American poet Phillis Wheatley and her influence on the abolition movement.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Oliverio Girondo

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative biography and chronology of the life of the Argentine poet Oliverio Girondo. Voice recordings of Girondo reading some of his poems are accessible. Additional links render other biographical insights and allow the reader to...
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University at Buffalo

Univ. At Buffalo: Circle Association's Rita Dove Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from the University at Buffalo is still under construction for a mini biography and bibliography. However, site does have an interview of Rita Dove from 1997 and thirteen writings or poems by Dove. Links to other African American...
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The Washington Post

Washington Post: Poems by Theodore Roethke and Elizabeth Bishop

For Students 9th - 10th
Poet laureate Robert Hass writes about the poetry form called villanelle and uses poems by Roethke and Bishop to demonstrate the form.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Stephen Vincent Benet

For Students 9th - 10th
Poet, novelist, writer of short stories and a Pulitzer Prize winner. This site provides a brief account of Benet's (1898-1943 CE) life, a few excerpts from his poetry, and a list of selected works with publication dates comprise this...

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