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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Margaret Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site devoted to the life and times of the African American poet Margaret Walker. Among the numerous links found on the page are links to full texts of 16 poems, questions from an audience, a panel's discussion of her poetry, a...
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Other

Poems and Biography: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 1882)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography on Emerson accompanied by links to the text to many of his poems.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Carl Sandburg

For Students 9th - 10th
Designed as an online companion to the "Anthology of Modern American Poetry," this website focuses on specific areas of Sandburg's life: "Sandburg on Race," "Radical Sandburg," "Sandburg on WWI," and "Sandburg's Journalism." Also...
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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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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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Other

Ncte: Profile: Myra Cohn Livingston [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth profile of poet Myra Cohn Livingston gives details on her personal life and her work. A bibliography of her work is also given. PDF format.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Alfonsina Storni

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent biography from the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes of the Argentine poetess Alfonsina Storni. Photographs, video and voice recordings present a memorable tribute to this author. Some of her poetry is also accessible for...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Edna St. Vincent Millay

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Edna St. Vincent Millay including a biography and the full text of the poetry collection Second April.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Gabriela Mistral

For Students 9th - 10th
Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is profiled as well as her poems and work in education reform.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow including a biography and the full text of two epic poems Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features the author T. S. Eliot including a biography and the full text of the poetry collection Poems, which contains 24 poems including "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "A Cooking Egg."
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Other

Carl Sandburg: Chicago Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers the complete e-text of Sandburg's "Chicago Poems," plus a biography and the Carl Sandburg Discussion Group.
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Other

Erin's Poetry Pages: Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a great deal of information on Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE) including the following sections: Biography, Magazine/Journal Articles, Some Favorite Poems, and Emily Links. The journal articles include critical reviews of some of...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: H. P. Lovecraft

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author H. P. Lovecraft including a biography, the full text of the novel The Shunned House, and 27 short stories including "The Alchemist." He is best known for his horror stories.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Influence of Folk

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site, which explores the influence of musical folk traditions in the poetry of Langston Hughes and Nicolas Guillen, provides lesson plans, a biography, examples of Hughes' poetry, and details about his meeting with Nicolas Guillen.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical profile of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, the first African American woman to publish a short story and also an influential abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer.
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Other

Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Audre Lorde

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Audre Lorde, an African American poet, essayist, and autobiographer known for her passionate writings on lesbian feminism and racial issues.
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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Margaret Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical details on Margaret Walker, an American novelist and poet who was one of the leading black woman writers of the mid-20th century.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Carolyn M. Rodgers

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of Carolyn Rodgers, an American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher who is noted for a body of work that deepened and extended beyond the Black Arts movement in which she found her voice.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Emma Lazarus

For Students 3rd - 8th
Brief biographical information on the author of the inscription on the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus. Provides links to related articles, lesson plans and online activities.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Jose De Diego

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short biography of the Puerto Rican writer Jose de Diego.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Ruben Dario en La Biblioteca Nacional De Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
Great biography in Spanish of the Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario, considered by many to be the greatest poet of the Spanish language. He pioneered the modernist movement in prose and poetry. Some of his writings are available in Spanish at...