Poetry in Six Dimensions: 20th Century Voices | GRADES 9–12

An outstanding collection of 200 poems exploring universal themes from diverse perspectives

A perfect complement to high school literature classes, this 368-page cross-cultural collection features

• six themes
  —family
  —portraits
  —nature
  —places
  —culture
  —time

• well-known contemporary poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Li-Young Lee, Gary Soto, and many others

• poems of varying degrees of difficulty

• footnotes, a glossary of literary terms, and biographical information

• thought-provoking questions on each poem and cumulative questions on each set

Teacher Guide

• sample lesson plans and model curricula

• methods for teaching poetry

• tools for reading poetry

• literary skills, vocabulary list reproducibles, and writing assessments for each dimension

• difficulty level of each poem