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Poetry of World War I Britannica Language Arts > Study Guides: Literary Genres
The poetry written by Britons during World War I, a war different from its predecessors that inspired a new form of poetry, is discussed in this Study Guide.

Blake and the Poetry of Revolution Britannica Language Arts > Study Guides: English Literature
Discussion of William Blake's poetry and its many layers of meaning.

Donne: Selected Poetry Britannica Language Arts > Study Guides: English Literature
Information on Donne's life and some general aspects of metaphysical poetry. Provides a discussion on selected Donne poems.

Let's Rhyme Britannica Elementary Language Arts > Exercises: Reading
Find pairs of rhyming words.

Edgar Allan Poe ( Biography )
Edgar Allan Poe was a great poet, short story writer, and master of the macabre. Best known for his poem, "The Raven" and his short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher," he produced volumes of poetry and tales in a short period of time. Poe experienced hardship and poverty throughout his relatively short life.
Edgar Allan Poe (Image)

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Biography)
English poet. In 1844 she published Poems (including “The Cry of the Children”), which led to her friendship with and secret marriage to Robert Browning in 1846. She wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850), a collection of love lyrics, during their courtship. She wrote strong verse about social injustice and oppression in Victorian England, and she was a learned, fiery, and metrically experimental poet.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Photograph Image)

Langston Hughes
Black poet and writer who became, through numerous translations, one of the foremost interpreters to the world of the black experience in the United States.
Langston Hughes (Photograph Image)

Poetry Around the World
Learn about Poetry Around the World. You will find information poetry events, discussions, trends, poets laureate, Official national poets and related websites. You can also get to this and other NewsBank special reports sign onto NewsBank, then select any of the featured reports at the top of the home page.

Do Poems Have to Rhyme? - KidsPage Project
In this project students will think about: What is a poem? How is a poem different from a story? What are some of the different styles of poetry? (4th/5th grade reading level)

Ashanti - KidsPage Article
This talented singer uses her poetry to write the songs we love!