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World Poetry—"Evidence of Life"
This collection covers poetry from ancient (Homer and Omar Khayyam) to modern (Pablo Neruda and Derek Walcott) to introduce young readers to poets outside Great Britain and the United States. Each of the fifteen chapters includes biographical and historical information on one poet, along with several poems, discussion of techniques and themes, and suggestions for further reading. Readers will discover some of the poetry of famed world poets, including: Sin-leqi-unninni, Vyasa, Homer, Du Fu, Omar Khayyam, Rumi, Dante, Bashō, Shevchenko, Tagore, Ahkmatova, Lorca, Neruda, Walcott, and Cohen.
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Grades
9-10 IL
Grades
9-12+ GRL
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