This full-color series of books, organized by cultural traditions and literary periods, presents a wide range of poets in one volume, while also providing analysis, information on that particular type of poetry, and that poet's place in literature, as well as historical information on the literary period and a brief biography of each poet.
quot;Discusses early American poetry from the early 17th century into the late 19th century, including short biographies of poets like Phillis Wheatley and Walt Whitman; also has examples of poems, poetic techniques, and explicationquot;--Provided by publisher.
- Genre: Biography + Autobiography, Juvenile Nonfiction
- Subgenre: Poetry / General, Literary Criticism + Collections, General
- Age: Teen
- Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
- Pages: 160
- Language: English
- Format: hardcover
- Release Date: September 1, 2009
- Date Published: September 1, 2009
- Author: Stephanie Buckwalter