american poets

A biography of twentieth-century American explorer, artist, and poet Everett Ruess, discussing his life, travels, works, and disappearance.

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

A picture biography of Emma Lazarus, the daughter of a well-to-do sugar refiner who began writing poetry at a young age, became an ardent voice on behalf of the oppressed, and wrote the poem that appears on the base of the Statue of Liberty.

"Fuses elements of autobiography, literary criticism, poetry and philosophy, in a headlong, often stream-of-consciousness style." Follows Ferlinghetti's own life from childhood to adulthood, including service during WWII, and his life as gypsy in Paris.

"When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mam? feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a collection of correspondence written from 1940 through 1956 by twentieth-century American poet Sylvia Plath.

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.

A brief look at the life and times of Phillis Wheatley, who is bought as a slave by a wealthy Boston family, is taught to read and write, and becomes colonial America's first African-American poet.

Author Nikki Grimes shares her life experiences, discusses how they influenced her work, and describes her writing process.

"Get to know the Get Lit Players--a group of teens who use poetry to take on the world--with this common-core aligned book that sheds light on teen issues through their own poetry and slam poetry performances. The Get Lit Players include teens who are homeless, autistic, have parents in jail, battle with weightand body issues, depression, and more. But they use the power of poetry to pursue lives of promise and to reach out to friends, families, and communities ... Each chapter offers questions, writing prompts, and how-tos for readers to set their own inner poet free. Ending with a section for parents and educators featuring the curriculum that ... shows how to get teens excited about poetry and how to create poetry groups and slams in their own communities"--Provided by publisher.