| Description |
xxii, 296 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Each entry contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Beware: do not read this poem / Ishmael Reed -- Brazil, January 1, 1502 / Elizabeth Bishop -- Come with me / Robert Bly -- Cool tombs / Carl Sandburg -- A far cry from Africa / Derek Walcott -- The heaven of animals / James Dickey -- Helen / H.D. -- Lord Randal / Anonymous -- "More light! More light!" / Anthony Hecht -- Onomatopoeia / Eve Merriam -- Piano / D.H. Lawrence -- The Quaker graveyard in Nantucket / Robert Lowell -- Queen-Ann's-lace / William Carlos Williams -- |
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Theme for English B / Langston Hughes -- There's a certain slant of light / Emily Dickinson -- To my dear and loving husband / Anne Bradstreet -- We real cool / Gwendolyn Brooks -- The wood-pile / Robert Frost. |
| Subject |
Poetry -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Poetry -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Poetry, Modern -- 19th century.
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Poetry, Modern -- 20th century.
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American poetry -- 19th century.
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American poetry -- 20th century.
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English poetry -- 19th century.
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English poetry -- 20th century.
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American poetry -- History and criticism.
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English poetry -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Ruby, Mary K.
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| ISBN |
0787635677 |
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