An anthology of American poetry, featuring selections by over 130 poets, in which they explore themes of home and displacement; grouped in the categories of dislocations, American journeys, and invocations.
Contains two editions of Walt Whitman's collection of poems, including the 1855 first edition which contains twelve unnamed poems, and the 1891-92 "deathbed edition" which Whitman finished months before his death and includes almost four hundred poems.
Haiku meet riddles in this wonderful collection. The poems celebrate the seasonsand describe everything from an earthworm to a baseball to an apple to snow angels, alongside full-color illustrations.
Contains thirty original poems about different aspects of American history, each accompanied by background information, a list of vocabulary words, a discussion question, writing prompt, and extension activity.