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American poetry

The Pain Tree, and Other Teenage Angst-ridden Poetry

Twenty-five selections, the young people address a wide range of emotions while coping with the trials of growing up.

The Raven and Other Poems

Edgar Allan Poe

Samples of Poe's best poetry include "The Raven," "Annabel Lee," and "The Bells.".

Good Poems

Presents a collection of nearly 300 poems in nineteen themes by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and others.

Poetry 180

Presents 180 works by such contemporary poets as Edward Hirsch, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Paul Muldoon.

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Maya Angelou

A collection of poems by Maya Angelou.

Understanding Poetry

Cleanth Brooks

Guide to understanding the elements of poetry with 345 English and American poems.

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The Oxford Book of American Light Verse

A collection of humorous poetry written by Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, Melville, Dickinson, Harte, Field, Frost, Sandburg, Lindsay, Aiken, MacLeish, Nash, and other well-known and lesser-kno

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The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry

An anthology of over 1580 poems by 180 British and American poets, from Walt Whitman through the 1980s.

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The Longman Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry

A collection of American poetry written since World War II.

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Singing America

Neil Philip

A rich anthology which contains poems that describe, celebrate, and bring to life the American experience.

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