The poem, "The Sliprails and the Spur" by Henry Lawson, considered to be one of Australia's finest poets.

Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Oregon includes information on the poet laureate, Lawson Inada. Other sections include featured poets (William Stafford and Dorianne Laux) and poems...

A learning module that begins with the poem "Tickle Tackle Botticelli" by JonArno Lawson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...

A learning module that begins with the poem "Tsunami" by JonArno Lawson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...

A learning module that begins with the poem "There's a Worm" by JonArno Lawson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...

A learning module that begins with the poem "Sleeping with the Baby" by JonArno Lawson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...

A learning module that begins with the poem "Humpty Dumpty" by JonArno Lawson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...

An image of "Spring Night, Harlem River", created by Ernst Lawson in 1913 (Oil on canvas on panel,64 x 76 cm).

Steven Lawson, Professor of History at Rutgers, explores how racial segreagation changed from before the Civil War up to the 1950s and the differences in segregation between the North and the South. Students should understand the legacy...

Bassett (Basset) was born in Cecil County, MD., in April 1745. After his tavern-keeper father deserted his mother, he was reared by a relative, Peter Lawson, from whom he later inherited Bohemia Manor (MD.) estate. He read for the law at...

A learning module that begins with the poem "I Practiced" by JonArno Lawson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...

Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.

Sometimes a pen can be wielded more lethally than a sword. Read about the brave muckrakers who exposed corruption and injustice in government and business. These journalists attacked different areas, but the result was an introduction to...

The full text of the short story "The Shanty-Keeper's Wife" by Henry Lawson. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.