Poets "Caedmon's Hymn" to e e cummings
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Listen to the poem in Old English. Requires MP3 software for access.

Brief biography and text of "White Heron," "Suburban," and "Men Marry What They Need."

John Clare
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Teaching resources for "Catrin," "Cold Knap Lake," and "The Field Mouse." Don't miss the videos.

Lucille Clifton
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Ideas for teaching "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and other works.

Billy Collins
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Stephen Crane
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this unit plan has 5 activities. In the second one, students use Walt Whitman's Song of Myself (1855) and Hart Crane's The Bridge to examine the historical context of poetry, analyze American life at the turn of the 20th century, and explore poetic technique.

Writing prompt and assessment rubric. Access requires MS-Word or compatible application.

Brief biography and text of "Yet Do I Marvel," "Tableau," "Incident," and "To John Keats, Poet, at Spring Time."

16 words from the poem presented in context and with definitions. Click on a word for pronunciation, synonyms, examples of use, more.

e e cummings
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