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Poema de mio Cid

Contains the twelfth-century epic poem which follows the exploits of a soldier and adventurer. Presented in Spanish.
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Brown girl dreaming

"The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"--Provided by publisher.
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John Brown's body

A long narrative poem covering the Civil War, and individual figures of both North and South, soldiers and civilians.

The Iliad

2014
Presents Homer's classic account of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hector.
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Paradise lost

2014
Presents John Milton's epic poem, which chronicles man's fall from grace and Satan's rebellion against God, providing a scholarly introduction, chronology, bibliography, Andrew Marvell's verse tribute to Milton from the second edition, and explanatory notes.
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Manger

2014
"There is a legend that describes how, at midnight on Christmas Eve, all creatures are granted the power of speech for one hour. In this collection, Lee Bennett Hopkins and a dozen other poets imagine what responses they might offer"--OCLC.
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Paul Revere's ride

the landlord's tale
2014
An illustrated version of the narrative poem which describes Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside of an impending attack by the British.
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Paradise lost

2004
Presents John Milton's epic poem, which chronicles man's fall from grace and Satan's rebellion against God, providing a scholarly introduction, chronology, bibliography, Andrew Marvell's verse tribute to Milton from the second edition, and explanatory notes.

A song for Gwendolyn Brooks

2019
Presents a poem celebrating the life of Gwendolyn Brooks and includes four of her poems.

The night before Christmas

2017
The well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.
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