A collection of friendly poems that can be used for copywork, narration, dictation, memorization, development of language skills, and appreciation of art.
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Kilmer, Joyce: “Trees”
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. Poetry study suggestions and resources.
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Lazarus, Emma: “The New Colossus”
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land…. Poetry study.
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Lear, Edward: “The Owl and the Pussycat”
Nonsense Song by Edward Lear (1871) | Edward Lear (1812–1888)
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Lear, Edward: A Limerick
There was an Old Man with a beard,…. Limericks by Edward Lear. Poetry study.
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Longfellow: “Paul Revere’s Ride”
Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,…. Poetry study.
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Longfellow: “Pegasus in Pound”
Once into a quiet village, Without haste and without heed…. Poetry study.
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Longfellow: “The Arrow and the Song”
I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where…. Poetry study.
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Longfellow: “The Birds of Killingworth”
It was the season, when through all the land The merle and mavis build, and building sing…. Poetry study.
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Longfellow: “The Children’s Hour”
Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower…. Poetry study.
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Longfellow: “The Lighthouse”
The rocky ledge runs far into the sea, And on its outer point, some miles away, The Lighthouse lifts its massive masonry,…. Poetry study.
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Longfellow: “The Village Blacksmith”
“The Village Blacksmith” by Longfellow Poetry Study. Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands….
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Lowell, James Russell: “Stanzas on Freedom”
Miscellaneous Poems (1843) | James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
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Lowell, James Russell: “The Fountain”
Into the sunshine, Full of the light, Leaping and flashing From morn till night…. Poetry study.
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Lowell, James Russell: “To the Dandelion”
Dear common flower, that grow’st beside the way, Fringing the dusty road with harmless gold,…. Poetry study.
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McGee, Thomas D’Arcy: “Jacques Cartier”
IN the seaport of Saint Malo, ’twas a smiling morn in May, When the Commodore Jacques Cartier to the westward sail’d away;…. Poetry study resources.
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Moore, Clement C.: “A Visit from Saint Nicholas”
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house…. Poetry study.
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Rands, William Brighty: “Great, Wide, Beautiful, Wonderful World”
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World, With the wonderful water round you curled…. Poetry Study
