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English poetry

Good Poems

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

Understanding Poetry

Cleanth Brooks

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

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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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Rhythm Road

A collection of poems expressing movement in theme, words, and rhythm by a variety of English and American poets.

811.008
MOR

A New Treasury of Children's Poetry

An anthology of more than 200 old and new poems for preschool through adolescent readers.

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COL

Our Holidays in Poetry

Mildred P. Harrington

Poems which commemorate Abraham Lincoln's and George Washington's birthday, Easter, Arbor Day, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

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Granger's Index to Poetry

Edith Granger

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The Pinnacled Tower

Thomas Hardy

A selection of 110 poems from the works of this English poet grouped under five general themes.

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Major British Poets of the Romantic Period

William Webster Heath

821.08
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The Enduring Beast

Miriam Beerman

Impressions of the animal world by twenty-five poets. Includes Daniel Berrigan, Margaret Atwood, Gregory Corso, D. H. Lawrence, Isak Dinesen, and others.

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