Academy of American Poets22 小时
As if some little Arctic flower
As if some little Arctic flower” was originally written in 1890 by Emily Dickinson. The poem would later be published in The ...
Academy of American Poets5 年
LGBTQ Poetry
Explore the rich tradition of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer poets and poetry by browsing a selection of poems & audio. For more essays, video, and ephemera, check out our Pride Month ...
Academy of American Poets1 天
A Cry from an Indian Wife
A Cry from an Indian Wife” originally appeared in Emily Pauline Johnson’s first volume of poetry, The White Wampum, which was published in 1895 in Boston, London, and Toronto by Lamson, Wolffe and ...
Academy of American Poets5 年
American Poetry Since 1970: Up Late
Picking up where the groundbreaking and anti-academic Grove Press anthology of New American Poetry left off in 1960, American Poetry Since 1970: Up Late is a gathering of wildly provocative and ...
Academy of American Poets5 年
An Autumn Reverie
Through all the weary, hot midsummer time, My heart has struggled with its awful grief. And I have waited for these autumn days, Thinking the cooling winds would bring relief. For I remembered how I ...
Academy of American Poets7 年
Poems for Thanksgiving
Lesson Plans & Resources Thanksgiving with Richard Blanco’s “América” In his poem "América," Richard Blanco brings us into the experience of Thanksgiving celebrated by an extended Cuban American ...
Academy of American Poets5 年
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
In 1939, T. S. Eliot published Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats through the publishing house Faber and Faber, where he served as an editor. The book of light verse was the basis of Andrew Lloyd ...
Academy of American Poets1 年
Edward Hirsch’s A Poet’s Glossary
Ten years in the making, A Poet’s Glossary (Harcourt, 2014) is a followup to former Academy Chancellor Edward Hirsch’s best-selling book How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry (Harcourt, 1999 ...
Academy of American Poets5 年
Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser was born in London in the year 1552 or 1553. Little is known about his family or his childhood, except that he received a scholarship to attend the Merchant Taylor School, where he ...
Academy of American Poets12 天
Personal Poem
This evening there is a ruckus on Main St. I lift my head, and see Nancy who just came from The Pride event at the 11th St.
Academy of American Poets8 个月
The Creation
And the darkness rolled up on one side, And the light stood shining on the other, And God said: That's good! Then God reached out and took the light in his hands, And God rolled the light around in ...
Academy of American Poets5 年
Poems About the Moon
“XXXV [A man saw a ball of gold in the sky]” by Stephen Crane A man saw a ball of gold in the sky… ...