Poetry for students. presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied poetry / Volume 19 : David Galens project editor ; foreword by David Kelly. - 1 online resource (xix, 362 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.



And what if I spoke of despair / Ellen Bass -- The boy / Marilyn Hacker -- Childhood / Rainer Maria Rilke -- The cinnamon peeler / Michael Ondaatje -- The city limits / A. R. Ammons -- His speed and strength / Alicia Ostriker -- Ithaka / C.P. Cavafy -- Once again I prove the theory of relativity / Sandra Cisneros -- On location in the Loire Valley / Diane Ackerman -- Ordinary words / Ruth Stone -- Perfect light / Ted Hughes -- Proem / Alfred, Lord Tennyson -- Seven seeds / Jill Bialosky -- Social life / Tony Hoagland -- somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond / e.e. cummings -- True night / Gary Snyder.

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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Bass, Ellen.
Hacker, Marilyn, 1942-
Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926.
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
Ammons, A. R., 1926-
Ostriker, Alicia.
Cavafy, Constantine, 1863-1933.
Cisneros, Sandra.
Ackerman, Diane.
Stone, Ruth.
Hughes, Ted, 1930-
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892.
Bialosky, Jill.
Hoagland, Tony.
Cummings, E. E. 1894-1962.
Snyder, Gary, 1930-


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

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