Poetry & Poets, M-P
This page has links for specific poets. Lesson plans and activities related to specific poetry forms or poetic structure can be found on the Poetry Forms page. Poetry no longer under copyright can be found on the Poetry Collections page. Copyright restrictions may prevent contemporary poetry from being available online.
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Archibald MacLeish - The Academy of American Poets
Biography, bibliography, links to related sites.
Christopher Marlowe
Lesson ideas for "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love."
Andrew Marvell
Lesson plans, criticism, links to texts of poems.
Claude McKay - The Academy of American Poets
Biography, bibliography, related links.
Writing Poetry like Pros
This extensive set of lessons includes an activity using Eve Merriam's "Catch a Little Rhyme"
"How to Eat a Poem" by Eve Merriam
This lesson is designed for 8th graders and focuses on literal and figurative language. It includes a copy of the poem.
Lonely as a Cloud
This lesson on similes is designed for grades 6-8. It uses Eve Merriam's "Willow and Ginkgo" and Robert Burns's "A Red, Red Rose."
W. S. Merwin
Lesson plans and teaching ideas for poems by W. S. Merwin
"I think I should have loved you presently" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Scroll down to find the audio file of an introduction and actress Alyssa Milano reading the poem.
John Milton
Lesson plans, online texts, and other resources for teaching Paradise Lost and other texts.
"American Wedding" by Joseph Millar
In a short video clip, the poet reads his work. Scroll down for discussion questions and brief analysis.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Links to poems.
Biography of Gabriela Mistral
This site at the Nobel e-Museum includes biography, her 1945 speech accepting the Nobel Prize in poetry, and a link to the Mistral site at the University of Chile.
Gabriela Mistral
Biography, common themes from Mistral's poetry, and a bibliography.
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Ogden Nash
A searchable collection of poetry plus links.
Marilyn Nelson
Lesson ideas for A Wreath for Emmett Till and other works.
The Passions of Pablo Neruda
Biography and some poems.
A Reading of "An Ode to Salt"
Poem by Pablo Neruda, translated by Philip Levine. Does not include text of the poem.
Poems of Tennyson and Noyes: Pictures in Words
This lesson uses Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and Noyes's "The Highwayman" to teach vivid imagery and figurative language.
"One Boy Told Me" by Naomi Shihab Nye
A 2-minute video of the poet reading her poem. Scroll down for analysis and discussion questions.
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"Mrs. Krikorian" by Sharon Olds
In this video Youssef Biaz recites the poem.
"Mrs. Krikorian" by Sharon Olds
Text of the poem.
"Psalm" by George Oppen
Annotated text of the poem. Follow links to critical commentary and other poems by Oppen.
Wilfred Owen
Lesson plans for teaching "Dulce et Decorum Est," links to other poems.
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"The Deathwatch Beetle" by Linda Pastan
Text of the poem, critical commentary, and links to other poems by the poet.
"Why Are Your Poems So Dark?" by Linda Pastan
In this short, captioned video, the poet reads her poem. Scroll down for discussion questions and analysis.
Octavio Paz
Biography and lesson resources.
Sylvia Plath
Biography, poetry, and lesson resources.
Edgar Allan Poe
Lesson plans and activities for poetry and prose, including "The Raven."
Alexander Pope
Biography, criticism, and teaching ideas for "The Rape of the Lock."
If the Psalms Aren't Poetry, They're Useless
Two poets discuss the psalms and differences in translations, including Psalms 23 and 46.
Russian Poet Aleksandr Pushkin
Biography, poetry, analysis, related links.
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