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Gwendolyn Brooks' Cool Poems
Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks served as U.S. Poet Laureate in 1985-86, while that title was still Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.
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Mona Van Duyn: The First U.S. Woman Poet Laureate
One of the most exciting facts about Mona Van Duyn is that she was the first woman Poet Laureate of the United States.
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Neglected Poet: Sara Teasdale
"Life has loveliness to sell," begins one of Teasdale's most famous poems. This essay offers a glimpes into the life of this much neglected poet.
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Politics and Performance Poetry
From Homer to Saul Williams, poets have sought to engage the "common" people, and to give them voice.
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Sara Teasdale
Sara Teasdale is a much neglected American poet, whose lyrics have brought beauty and comfort to many young women suffering the pain of lost love.
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The Spectra Poems
Witter Bynner and Arthur Davison Ficke's extremely successful attempt to make fun of modern poetry.
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Stanley Kunitz: The Spirit of Life In This Visionary's Poetry
Stanley Kunitz: Poet Leaureate of the U.S. 2000. This poet incorpoartes the vitality of the aha moments of life with the wisdom of his experience and the deft honing of his lyrics, structure, and syntax!
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