american poets

Examines the life and works of nineteenth-century American poet Emily Dickinson; also includes a chronology and a selected bibliography.

A biography of nineteenth-century American poet Emily Dickinson, drawing from legal archives, congregational records, contemporary women's writing, and previously unpublished fragments of Dickinson's own letters to answer questions about her development as a poet and her private life.

Presents an illustrated biography of the life and works of American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright E.E. Cummings which examines his unusual and sometimes misunderstood poetic style.

Looks at the life and work of children's poet Lee Bennett Hopkins, who has been a full-time writer for over twenty-five years.

Poet Mary Karr recounts her tumultuous adolescence in Texas, including her sexual awakening, her problems with authority, and her adventures with an eccentric group of friends.

A critical study of the entire works of the poet.

Meghan O'Rourke chronicles her efforts to come to terms with her grief over her mother's death, describing the final months of her mother's life and the emotional trauma she felt as she and her family tried to move on in the year that followed.

Contains a collection of alphabetically arranged entries that provide brief biographical sketches and information related to American poets and poetry, including critical works, authors, periods, works, and techniques. Includes entries A-C.

The author recalls the year when his farm worker parents settled down in the city so that he could go to school for the first time.

A biographical sketch of African American poet Phillis Wheatley. In support of the Common Core Learning Standards. (CCLS).