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How to Read a Poem
Curious about poetry but don't know where or how to begin? We've reprinted the first chapter from the book How to Read a Poem by Edward Hirsch. Its 16 sections provide strategies for reading poems, and each section has plenty of links to examples of poems in our archive to illustrate the points.
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Glossary of Poetic Terms
Browse the Poetry Foundation's comprehensive glossary of poetic terms, from abecedarian to zeugma. -
Online Resources
Includes links to general poetry sites, poet and audiovisual archives, online courses in poetry, and other resources for teachers and students.
Core Learning Poems
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poemBy Lucille Cliftonwon't you celebrate with mewhat i have shaped intoa kind of life? i had no model.born in babylonboth nonwhite and womanwhat did i see to be except myself?
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Poem GuideBy Robin Ekiss
Music and adolescent angst in the (18)80s.
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Poets 101
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Poem SamplerBy Benjamin Voigt
Tracing the remarkable work of a feminist pioneer.
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Poem SamplerBy Benjamin Voigt
A contemporary US poet who is both singular and unpredictable.
Poem Guides
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Poem GuideBy Stephanie Burt
A contemporary take on an ancient Arabic form.
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Poem GuideBy D. A. Powell
Ezra Pound thought she ruined imagism, but her erotic lyricism turned it into a style all her own.
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Poem GuideBy Craig Morgan Teicher
Just what does depend on that old wheelbarrow, anyway?
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Articles for Teachers
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Article for StudentsBy Michael McGriff
Starting with images rather than words can help show an experience, instead of telling it.
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Article for StudentsBy Rachel Richardson
A history and how-to guide to the famous form.
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Article for StudentsBy Rachel Richardson
Revision strategies and survival tips.
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