Read the full text of Elizabeth Barrett Brownings poems, including the audio of "Sonnets from the Portuguese 43". Includes a short biography.
A detailed biography of the poetry of writer Emily Bronte, with a synopsis of her collection of works.
A biography of Gwedolyn Brooks, the first African American woman author to win the Pulitzer prize. With career information and links to many of her poems, some with audio. Listen to podcasts about her work and read articles about the impact of her poems.
A biographical resource on John Bunyan, author of allegory "Pilgrim's Progress". With suggested readings related to Bunyan and links to the text of some of his poems.
A detailed biography of Argentine author, Jorge Luis Borges, with insight into his life and works.
A look at the life and works of poet and writer Maya Angelou, complete with detailed biography, bibliography, links to poems and articles.
This resource is dedicated to the poet, Robert Browning. With links to many of his poems, podcasts discussing his works, and related articles.
Read about the life and works of celebrated Scottish poet Robert Burns. This resource includes links to many of his poems, an extensive bibliography, and suggested related readings.
An extensive biography of English poet Rupert Brooke with quotes from many of his famous poems, including those about World War I. Links to the text of seven such poems is included, along with three that first appeared in "Poetry" publication.
A detailed biography of poet Samuel Beckett with extensive bibliography and links to the text of poems "Cascando" and "Serena I".
A detailed biography of poet, writer, performer, and filmmaker Sherman Alexie. Read about the parallels of his work and his life on an Indian Reservation.
A short biography of poet Stephen Vincent Benet with links to many of his poems, including "John Brown's Body".
A detailed and lengthy biographical summary of the life of Elizabethan composer William Byrd, who used poetry for the basis of many of his songs.
Teach your students about sentence structure, rhyming words, sight words, vocabulary, and print concepts using a weekly poem.
Students' groans about studying poetry may disappear with this lesson in which students read poetry from various writers and use these poems to examine the sounds and sense of language.
Lesson allows students to examine the various views of American perspective through studying three poems by diverse poets: "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman, "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes, and "On the Pulse of Morning" by Maya Angelou. An excellent resource and lesson for students. RL.9-10.10a&b text complexity, RL.11-12.6 Irony/Satire/etc, RL.11-12.7 Multi Interpretations, RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
Many simple forms, such as cinquain and haiku, that follow set formats, are included in this poetry lesson plan.
Working in small groups, students compose found and parallel poems based on a descriptive passage they have chosen from a piece of literature they are reading.
This lesson teaches students to create an original poem based on select words and phrases from a prose piece. Also encourages students to model poetic forms after found poems.
Poetry in America gathers distinguished interpreters from all walks of life to explore and debate 12 unforgettable American poems. Athletes, poets, politicians, musicians, architects, scientists, actors, entrepreneurs, and citizens of all ages join together with host and Harvard professor Elisa New to experience and share the power of poetry. This Collection: Video (12) for Grades 6-8, 9-12. Additional educational resources are available at the series website.