Poetry for students. presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied poetry / Volume 29 :
Ira Mark Milne, project editor.
- 1 online resource (xxi, 371 pages) : illustrations, photographs.
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN 1094-7019."
Includes bibliographies and index.
America, America / Saadi Youssef -- An attempt at jealousy / Marina Tsvetaeva -- Babii Yar / Yevgeny Yevtushenko -- Diving into the wreck / Adrienne Rich -- From the rising of the sun / Czeslaw Milosz -- Heart's needle / W. D. Snodgrass -- Homage to my hips / Lucille Clifton -- Howl / Allen Ginsberg -- Love calls us to the things of this world / Richard Wilbur -- Native guard / Natasha Trethewey -- The night piece: to Julia / Robert Herrick -- On being brought from Africa to America / Phillis Wheatley -- Pantoun for Chinese women / Shirley Geok-lin Lim -- Poem in which my legs are accepted / Kathleen Fraser -- St. Roach / Muriel Rukeyser -- When we two parted / Lord George Gordon Byron.
Provides analysis of the most frequently studied poems in literature courses. Each entry contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
9781414438344
Yusuf, Sadi. America, America. TSvetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941. Attempt at jealousy. Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich, 1933- Babii IAr. Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012. Diving into the wreck. Milosz, Czeslaw. From the rising of the sun. Snodgrass, W. D. 1926-2009. Heart's needle. Clifton, Lucille, 1936-2010. Homage to my hips. Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Howl. Wilbur, Richard, 1921- Love calls us to the things of this world. Trethewey, Natasha D., 1966- Native guard. Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674. Night piece: to Julia. Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. On being brought from Africa to America. Lim, Shirley. Pantoun for Chinese women. Fraser, Kathleen, 1935- Poem in which my legs are accepted. Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980. St. Roach. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. When we two parted.
Poetry--Study and teaching. Poetry--History and criticism. Poetry, Modern--19th century. Poetry, Modern--20th century. Poetry, Modern--21st century.