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Poets.org: Lorna Dee Cervantes

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography & photo of the poet & co-editor of Red Dirt, a cross-cultural poetry journal, Lorna Dee Cervantes. It also provides a link to her poem "Freeway 280."
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Kentucky Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview for Kentucky includes information on the poet laureate for the state, Jane Gentry Vance. Other sections include featured poets (Robert Penn Warren and Wendell Berry) and poems specifically about Kentucky.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Minnesota Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview for Minnesota includes information on featured poets (John Berryman and Robert Bly) and poems specifically about Minnesota.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Nebraska Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview for Nebraska includes information on featured poets (Ted Kooser and Martha Collins) and poems specifically about Nebraska.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: New Mexico Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for New Mexico includes information on the featured poets (Arthur Sze and D. H. Lawrence) and poems specifically about New Mexico.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a brief biographical overview of Edgar Allan Poe including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Poe is also provided.
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Poets.org: Jack Gilbert

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a brief biographical overview of Jack Gilbert including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Gilbert is also provided.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: d.h. Lawrence

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a brief biographical overview of D.H. Lawrence including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Lawrence is also provided.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Adrienne Rich

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a brief biographical overview of Adrienne Rich including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Rich is also provided.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Edwin Arlington Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical overview of Edwin Arlington Robinson including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Robinson is also provided.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Naomi Shihab Nye

For Students 6th - 8th
Short biography of Naomi Shihab Nye, including a picture, three of her poems, and a link to the "Minnows" homepage.
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Poets.org: "The Idea of Ancestry" by Etheridge Knight

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of Etheridge Knight's poem, "The Idea of Ancestry."
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Poets.org: Thomas Hardy

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief biographical overview of Thomas Hardy including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Hardy is also provided.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Vermont Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Vermont includes information on the poet laureate, Grace Paley. Other sections include featured poets (Hayden Carruth and Ellen Bryant Voigt) and poems...
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Poets.org: Washington Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Washington includes information on the featured poets (Linda Bierds and Richard Hugo) and poems specifically about Washington.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: West Virginia Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for West Virginia includes information on the poet laureate, Irene McKinney. Other sections include featured poets (Muriel Rukeyser and R. T. Smith) and poems...
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Wallace Stevens

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource offers a short biography of Stevens, a selected bibliography of his works, e-texts of eight poems, information about Stevens' role in Modernism, and links to related sites.
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Poets.org: Emerson's the Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org presents the complete text to Emerson's essay on the poet, covering Emerson's thoughts on poetic inspiration and the role of the poet in society.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Ezra Pound

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very good site from the Academy of American Poets about Ezra Pound. The site houses a biography of the poet, a selected bibliography of his work, as well as links to full texts of several of his well known works.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Stephen Yenser

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Stephen Yenser including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Yenser is also provided.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: William Blake

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site from The Academy of American Poets about the poet William Blake (1757-1827 CE). While the primary purpose of the site is to provide a biography of the author, there are very good links on the page. By clicking on the links...
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Poets.org: William Carlos Williams

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of William Carlos Williams including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Williams is also provided.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a brief biography of Emily Dickinson, as well as a link to the full texts of several poems and the dates they were written including: "Fame is a Fickle Food," "I Heard a Fly Buzz," and "The Soul Unto Itself."
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Nikki Giovanni

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Nikki Giovanni including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Giovanni is also provided.