Poem Guides
Family, culture, and history converge in a deft poetic portrait.
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Poem GuideA contemporary take on an ancient Arabic form.
A contemporary take on an ancient Arabic form.
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Poem GuideDid the poems of this 18th-century poet prefigure modern hip-hop rivalries?
Did the poems of this 18th-century poet prefigure modern hip-hop rivalries?
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Poem GuideEzra Pound thought she ruined imagism, but her erotic lyricism turned it into a style all her own.
Ezra Pound thought she ruined imagism, but her erotic lyricism turned it into a style all her own.
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Poem GuideAnne Bradstreet became a cultural icon for speaking out. Anne Hutchinson was banished.
Anne Bradstreet became a cultural icon for speaking out. Anne Hutchinson was banished.
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Poem GuideHow poetry became the 18th century’s social media network.
How poetry became the 18th century’s social media network.
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Poem GuideThe impersonal power of a confessional classic.
The impersonal power of a confessional classic.
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Poem GuideA madcap fracas! Law and dastards clash! All As!
A madcap fracas! Law and dastards clash! All As!
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Poem GuideThe ambassador of South American surrealism.
The ambassador of South American surrealism.
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Poem GuideA poet anticipates the contemporary narrative lyric—and her own unfortunate end.
A poet anticipates the contemporary narrative lyric—and her own unfortunate end.
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Poem GuideA poem about death is actually a celebration of life.
A poem about death is actually a celebration of life.
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Poem GuideChronicle of a poet's rebirth in his Rust Belt poems.
Chronicle of a poet's rebirth in his Rust Belt poems.
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Poem GuideA Modern poet’s message and her mediums.
A Modern poet’s message and her mediums.
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Poem GuideAn escape leads a young poet to confront her impulses?.
An escape leads a young poet to confront her impulses?.
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Poem GuideWhat can we assume when we read a poem?
What can we assume when we read a poem?
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Poem GuideA secret romance made (almost) public.
A secret romance made (almost) public.
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Poem GuideHow the poet devoted 20 years to immortalizing a moment in her classic poem.
How the poet devoted 20 years to immortalizing a moment in her classic poem.
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Poem GuideThe child elegy and the 19th-century poet.
The child elegy and the 19th-century poet.
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Poem GuideThe poet puts her vast imagination on display at the beach.
The poet puts her vast imagination on display at the beach.
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Poem GuideMusic and adolescent angst in the (18)80s.
Music and adolescent angst in the (18)80s.
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Poem GuideA sonnet stands tall where the ungoverned waters of literature meet the strict land of law.
A sonnet stands tall where the ungoverned waters of literature meet the strict land of law.
