All things not considered, by Naomi Shihab Nye -- Aubade, by Philip Larkin -- The author to her book, by Anne Bradstreet -- The convergence of the twain, by Thomas Hardy -- A dream within a dream, by Edgar Allan Poe -- The history teacher, by Billy Collins -- Incident, by Countee Cullen -- Lilacs, by Amy Lowell -- Phenomenal woman, by Maya Angelou -- Recessional, by Rudyard Kipling -- Serene words, by Gabriela Mistral -- Rime 140, by Francesco Petrarch -- Tell all the truth but tell it slant, by Emily Dickinson -- What were they like?, by Denise Levertov -- The wild swans at Coole, by William Butler Yeats -- The world is not a pleasant place to be, by Nikki Giovanni.
Features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form and construction.
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