Hey Everyone,
Here's some more ideas for poems to read!
Maya Angelou is a famous female African-American poet, her poems use simple and direct language and focus largely on the theme of defiance in the face of continual opposition. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "Still I Rise" are two of her most famous poems.
Matsuo Basho was a haiku writer in 17th century Japan. Although haiku's are very short poems, they are open to a lot of interpretation in their meaning, and also in their different translations. For example "The Old Pond" has many different English translations.
I thought I would include as well the current poet laureate, which for the United States is Natasha Trethewey. I particularly liked her poem titled "History Lesson," and on the article page of her biography, you can find not only the text of the poems but audio recordings as well.
The poet laureate in the United States holds the position for only one year, while the poet laureate in the UK holds the position for life (or until retirement). The current poet laureate in the UK is Carol Ann Duffy. This page includes a biography along with detailed explanation of some of her poems. And here is the text to many of her poems.
Have a good weekend!
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