poetry

Contains essays that examine frequently taught poems from around the world and throughout history, arranged alphabetically by title from "Skipper Ireson's Ride" to "Translations, " each with reference information, a summary, and discussion of form and devices, and themes and meanings.

Contains essays that examine frequently taught poems from around the world and throughout history, arranged alphabetically by title from "On Poetry: A Rhapsody" to "Sketch for an Aesthetic Project, " each with reference information, a summary, and discussion of form and devices, and themes and meanings.

Contains essays that examine frequently taught poems from around the world and throughout history, arranged alphabetically by title from "Listening to the Music of Arsenio Rodriguez..." to "On My First Son, " each with reference information, a summary, and discussion of form and devices, and themes and meanings.

Contains essays that examine frequently taught poems from around the world and throughout history, arranged alphabetically by title from "Hero and Leander" to "The Listeners, " each with reference information, a summary, and discussion of form and devices, and themes and meanings.

Contains essays that examine frequently taught poems from around the world and throughout history, arranged alphabetically by title from "The Drunken Boat" to "Heritage, " each with reference information, a summary, and discussion of form and devices, and themes and meanings.

Contains essays that examine frequently taught poems from around the world and throughout history, arranged alphabetically by title from "Briggflatts" to "Dreams of the Animals, " each with reference information, a summary, and discussion of form and devices, and themes and meanings.

A.J., a reluctant participant in his school's gifted program, discovers he is a natural at writing poetry which only reinforces his teacher's opinion that he is a genius.

"The Night Mail is ready to depart, but where is Skimbleshanks? We must find him or the train can't start!"--Back cover.

A collection of original poems ranging in topic from sounds in the city to the seasons to bedtime.