Poetry for students. presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied poetry / Volume 18 : David Galens project editor ; foreword by David Kelly. - 1 online resource (xix, 278 pages) : illustrations - Gale eBooks .

"ISSN 1094-7019." Each entry contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.



60 / Rabindranath Tagore -- Address to the angels / Maxine Kumin -- The afterlife / Billy Collins -- The continuous life / Mark Strand -- The country without a post office / Agha Shahid Ali -- The darkling thrush / Thomas Hardy -- Duration / Octavio Paz -- The garden shukkei-en / Carolyn Forche -- The greatest grandeur / Pattiann Rogers -- The last question / Dorothy Parker -- Midnight verses / Anna Akhmatova -- New rule / Anne Carson -- Song of reasons / Robert Pinsky -- Spring-watching pavilion / Ho Xuan Huong -- Temple bells die out / Matsuo Basho -- To an unknown poet / Carolyn Kizer.

Provides analysis of the most frequently studied poems in literature courses. Contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.



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Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941.
Kumin, Maxine, 1925-
Collins, Billy.
Strand, Mark, 1934-
Agha, Shahid Ali, 1949-
Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.
Paz, Octavio, 1914-
Forche, Carolyn.
Rogers, Pattiann, 1940-
Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967.
Akhmatova, Anna Andreevna, 1889-1966.
Carson, Anne, 1950-
Pinsky, Robert.
Ho, Xuan Huong.
Matsuo, Basho, 1644-1694.
Kizer, Carolyn.


Poetry, Modern--History and criticism.--20th century
Poetry--Study and teaching.
Poetry--History and criticism.

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