Reading the Poem: Silently read the poem “ Let America Be America Again ” by Langston Hughes. What do you notice about the ...

Listening to the Poem: Enlist two volunteers and listen as the poem is read aloud twice. Write down any additional words and ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Popular love poems, from classic to contemporary, to share for weddings and anniversaries, on Valentine’s Day, and year-round. These poems are perfect for to express romantic love, a lovely friendship ...

A list poem is a deliberately organized poem containing a list of images or adjectives that build up to describe the poem’s subject matter through an inventory of things. For I will consider my Cat ...

Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner is a Marshallese poet and the author of Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter (University of Arizona Press, 2017). She lives in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands ...

To risk your heart for a dog to tear. When the fourteen years which Nature permits But… you’ve given your heart to a dog to tear. When the body that lived at your single will, With its whimper of ...

Born in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe had a profound impact on American and international literature as an editor, poet, and critic.

If you’re a teen looking to learn more about the art of reading or writing poetry, we’ve gathered a selection of poems, essays, recommended reading lists, must-have anthologies, interviews, and advice ...