Annotated Bibliography/Works Cited
Adams, Stephen. poetic designs: an introduction to meters, verse forms, and figures of speech. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 1997.
Adams covers everything, from the most obvious to the most obscure. The writing is straightforward and easy to understand.
Packard, William. The Art of Writing Poetry: A Guide for Poets, Students, and Readers. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.
Packard explains complicated poetic concepts in simple terms. The chapters on verse forms and on genres are especially complete. The book includes helpful lists that can easily be expanded into wall charts for the classroom.
Paschen, Elise and Rebekah Presson Mosby. Poetry Speaks: Hear Great Poets Read Their Works from Tennyson to Plath. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2001.
If you buy one poetry book for your class, I would recommend this one, which contains 99 recorded and 210 written poems, as well as interesting essays by contemporary poets.
Trethewey, Natasha. Domestic Work. Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 2000.
You may need to buy this book to find Trethewey's poem for this unit. The book is worth every penny. You and your students will enjoy many of this fine young African American poet's poems.
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