Poets for Young Adults
Title | Poets for Young Adults PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Loving Blanchard |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | American poetry |
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Spanning the time of colonial America through the present day, Poets for Young Adults examines the lives and works of seventy-five poets that are read and loved by teens. Readers will discover an eclectic mix of poets and their styles, from the modern songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Tupac Shakur, to the nineteen sixties icons Jack Kerouac and Sylvia Plath, to such traditional poets as Edgar Allan Poe and William Blake. Poets from all multicultural backgrounds are included, many of whom wrote about the immigration and/or protest experiences, from Colonial through contemporary times. Over half of the poets are women, and more than one third are women of color.
A Treasury of Poetry for Young People
Title | A Treasury of Poetry for Young People PDF eBook |
Author | Frances Schoonmaker |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing (NY) |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2008-05-01 |
Genre | Children's poetry, American |
ISBN | 9780806919560 |
Combine the poetry of six of America's finest poets with specifically commissioned illustrations from its finest artists and you get a deluxe treasury of more than 150 classic works from the pen of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Carl Sandburg and Walt Whitman. As you and your child read each poem together, you'll both feel as if a magical world - sometimes light and charming, sometimes dark and spooky - has come to life through the remarkable harmony between word and image. And with a biography of each poet, commentary and definitions for the harder vocabulary, you'll be able to help youngsters appreciate the beauty of the verse's sound and rhythm and understand what is being said between the lines. Nothing is better for inspiring a lifetime love of poetry, of language and of reading.
Open the Door
Title | Open the Door PDF eBook |
Author | Dorothea Lasky |
Publisher | McSweeney's |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781938073298 |
"Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute 'Poets in the world' series editor Ilya Kaminsky."
Poets for Young Adults
Title | Poets for Young Adults PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Loving Blanchard |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2006-12-30 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0313340927 |
Spanning the time of colonial America through the present day, Poets for Young Adults examines the lives and works of seventy-five poets that are read and loved by teens. Readers will discover an eclectic mix of poets and their styles, from the modern songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Tupac Shakur, to the nineteen sixties icons Jack Kerouac and Sylvia Plath, to such traditional poets as Edgar Allan Poe and William Blake. Poets from all multicultural backgrounds are included, many of whom wrote about the immigration and/or protest experiences, from Colonial through contemporary times. Over half of the poets are women, and more than one third are women of color. Poets include: -Maya Angelou -Gloria Evangelina Anzaldua -Anne Bradstreet -Lewis Carroll -E.E. Cummings -Emily Dickinson -Bob Dylan -Ralph Waldo Emerson -Paul Fleischman -Robert Frost -Nikki Giovanni -Langston Hughes -Paul Janesczko -Myra Cohn Livingston -Ogden Nash -Naomi Shihab Nye -Joyce Carol Oates -Lydia Omolola Okutoro -Gary Soto -Phillis Wheatley -Ray Anthony Young Bear
My Own True Name: New and Selected Poems for Young Adults
Title | My Own True Name: New and Selected Poems for Young Adults PDF eBook |
Author | Pat Mora |
Publisher | Arte Publico Press |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 9781558856769 |
More than sixty poems, some with Spanish translations, include such titles as "The Young Sor Juana", "Graduation Morning", "Border Town 1938", "Legal Alien", "Abuelita Magic", and "In the Blood".
When Life Gives You Lemons
Title | When Life Gives You Lemons PDF eBook |
Author | De'onte Lemons |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 82 |
Release | 2011-11 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 9781465397850 |
When Life Gives You Lemons, is a must buy for any teenager or young adult that´s is going through a diffucult time in their life right now. This book will relate to any problem they may face. This book "When Life Gives You Lemons" helps them make Lemonade.
A Book of Poetry for Young Adults
Title | A Book of Poetry for Young Adults PDF eBook |
Author | Ryann Adams Hall |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Pub |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 2013-06-19 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 9781490409986 |
This is the second volume in Mrs. Hall's poetry book line. This book is filled with poems about herself, her family, and her friends. They will have you laughing one minute and crying the next. The author doesn't hold anything back, she is very honest and open in all her poems.