Teens
Articles about poets and poetry for young people ages 13-18.
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collectionBy The Editors
An introduction to the cultural revival that inspired an era of poetic evolution.
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Poem GuideBy Austin Allen
When polite prejudice makes for scathing satire.
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Learning PromptJune 1, 2020
A few questions to consider, on your own in writing, or in discussion with others: Have you ever planted a garden? Who do we normally expect to do the work of...
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Learning PromptMay 25, 2020
A few questions to consider, on your own in writing, or in discussion with others: Have you ever given the wrong directions? Have you ever been misdirected, by a teacher or...
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Learning PromptBy Maggie Queeney May 18, 2020
Personification is a literary device that assigns human qualities and attributes to non-human objects and beings, including abstractions, flora, fauna, collectives, etc. Poems to Read: "Kites" by Stephanie Burt "Get Rid of the X" by Marilyn...
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Learning PromptMay 18, 2020
Begin by writing down the names of several people you know well and often come across in your home, school or neighborhood. Now pick one or two of those people...
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Learning PromptMay 11, 2020
A few questions to consider, on your own in writing, or in discussion with others: What kinds of things do you think of when you think of magic? Do you believe...
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Learning PromptMay 4, 2020
What’s one of your favorite songs or musical artists? In antiquity, poems were often sung: the first lyric poets in ancient Greece performed their work to the accompaniment of the lyre,...
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collectionBy The Editors
An introduction to a period of seismic social change and poetic expansion.
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Learning PromptApril 27, 2020
Ars Poetica is Latin for “the art of poetry.” An Ars Poetica is a poem that explains or makes claims about the “art of poetry,” or a meditation on poetry...
