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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
Belle Isle, 1949, by Philip Levine In Philip Levine's post-war poem, "Belle Isle, 1949," two strangers meet, swim, and part, exploring themes of connection, boundaries, and where we come from. This video segment comes from Poetry Breaks.	7-12	QuickTime Video
Blackberry-Picking, by Seamus Heaney Follow Irish poet Seamus Heaney through his poem, "Blackberry-Picking." Like many of Heaney's poems, Blackberry-Picking combines the power of memory and nature. This video segment is from Poetry Breaks.	7-12	QuickTime Video
Exploring Contrasts in "The Lanyard," by Billy Collins In "The Lanyard," by Billy Collins, the speaker remembers a gift he made for his mother. This media-rich lesson helps students explore how contrasting images in a poem can create meaning.	7-12	Lesson Plan
Exploring Selected Haiku by Issa Discover the haiku of Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa. This media-rich lesson examines the format, humor, and nature of haiku by Issa. Students analyze various haiku and write their own.	7-12	Lesson Plan
Facing It, by Yusef Komunyakaa See the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial wall in Washington D.C. through the eyes of war veteran and contemporary poet Yusef Komunyakaa. In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Komunyakaa reads his poem "Facing It."	7-12	QuickTime Video
The Gate, by Marie Howe Explore themes of death and birth in this autobiographical poem by Marie Howe. In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Howe reads her poem "The Gate," written after her brother's death.	7-12	QuickTime Video
Identify Cultural Influences - Hiawatha Students identify aspects of Native American life represented in the poem Hiawatha.	5-8	Lesson Plan
I started Early-Took my Dog, by Emily Dickinson See an animated version of Emily Dickinson's poem "I started Early—Took my Dog." This video segment from Poetry Everywhere uses animation to illustrate Dickinson's poem about the sea.	7-12	QuickTime Video
The Lanyard, by Billy Collins Explore the power of memory, irony, and ordinary objects. In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Billy Collins reads his humorous poem, "The Lanyard," about a childhood gift he made for his mother.	7-12	QuickTime Video
Lines for Winter, by Mark Strand In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, actress Mary Louise Parker recites the poem, "Lines for Winter" by Mark Strand, exploring themes of isolation and self-discovery.	7-12	QuickTime Video
Outspoken In this video from WVIZ Cleveland, learn about Michael Salinger, a leading Spoken Word performer, and his students as they prepare to compete in a national poetry slam.	7-12	MPEG 4 Video
A Passage to India, by Walt Whitman In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, the playwright Tony Kushner reads an excerpt from "A Passage to India," celebrating the 1869 opening of the Suez Canal and the opportunity it presented to connect civilizations.	9-12	QuickTime Video
Paul Laurence Dunbar In this video from ThinkTV Dayton, learn about the life, times, and poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar from Dayton, Ohio, the first African American poet to receive national recognition.	6-12	MPEG 4 Video
Selected Haiku by Issa Learn more about the Japanese form of poetry known as haiku. In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, the poet Robert Hass reads a short collection of amusing, often ironic haiku by Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa.	7-12	QuickTime Video
won't you celebrate with me, by Lucille Clifton Explore themes of identity, race, and gender as contemporary poet Lucille Clifton reads her poem, “won’t you celebrate with me” in this video segment from Poetry Everywhere.	7-12	QuickTime Video