Poetry for young people
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1) Robert Frost
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English
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"Kids will discover the poetry of Robert Frost in this installment in the Poetry for Kids series. Professor, poet, novelist, and Frost biographer Jay Parini has carefully chosen 35 poems of interest to children and their families, including "Mending Wall," "Birches," "The Road Not Taken," "Fire and Ice," "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," and many more of Frost's favorite and most accessible works"--
3) Walt Whitman
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English
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An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems and excerpts from longer poems by the renowned nineteenth-century poet.
13) American poetry
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English
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Contains a collection of poetry that spans two centuries and provides a diverse point of view of American life.
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Wallace Stevens
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15) Langston Hughes
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English
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An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems by noted African-American poet Langston Hughes. Contains a detailed introduction and biography, as well as brief notes accompanying each poem.
16) William Blake
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English
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Hear the voice of the Bard! Who Present, Past, & Future sees Whose ears have heard The Holy Word That walk'd among the ancient trees. --from "Songs of Experience" Both as poet and painter, William Blake created uncompromising, highly original art. He was strongly influenced by the spiritual: he claimed to have seen angels, and to have spoken with the many supernatural beings who populated his verses and visual images. The many remarkable works gathered...