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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Mona Van Duyn

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to biographical notes about Van Duyn, this site has four essays about her poetry, one by Van Duyn.
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The Washington Post

Washington Post: Poems by Theodore Roethke and Elizabeth Bishop

For Students 9th - 10th
Poet laureate Robert Hass writes about the poetry form called villanelle and uses poems by Roethke and Bishop to demonstrate the form.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Robert Hass

For Students 9th - 10th
A very thorough site including a biography, articles both by and about Robert Hass, interviews, and texts of two of his poems.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Mark Strand

For Students 9th - 10th
A site about Mark Strand and his poetry, but without the texts of any of his works. Includes biographies, critiques of his works, essays by Strand, and interviews with him.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Stanley Kunitz

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of Kunitz, an article by him, and an analysis of several of his works. Also provides a picture.
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The Washington Post

Washington Post: Robert Hass on Octavio Paz

For Students 9th - 10th
In a Washington Post essay written the week of Paz' death, Hass discusses his work and presents one poem in translation, "Wind and Water and Stone."