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The Coach - Great Poets & Poems Discussion
Come into this car to join in on the discussion of great poets and poems (or just come in to read and learn). We try to post at least one poem or poet each month but members can add if they like.

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Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling...my idol, actually. Widely known as the author of The Jungle Book and pretty much otherwise disregarded entirely of late, this man was actually pretty darned amazing! I gr... Started Apr 13^th, 2004 at 9:03pm by dericlee	1	85	Apr 16^th, 2004 at 7:05am By: Normpo
Li Ch'ing Chao Li Ch'ing Chao Most literary scholars in China would say that Li Ch'ing Chao was the greatest woman poet of China (1084-1151). I was reading her poetry while sitting in a doctor's waiting room a... Started Feb 8^th, 2004 at 8:17pm by Normpo	1	40	Feb 19^th, 2004 at 7:56pm By: sierra - Ex Member
Elizabeth Akers Allen Elizabeth Akers Allen (who sometimes went by the pseudonym of Florence Percy) was born in Strong, Maine, 9 October 1832. Her maiden name was Chase. She married Paul Akers, a sculptor, who died in... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:55pm by alien	0	18	Nov 12^th, 2003 at 5:39am By: alien
A. B. 'Banjo' Patterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Patterson (1864 - 1941) was a famous Australian bush poet. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas. One ... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:55pm by alien	1	57	Oct 7^th, 2003 at 8:55am By: Claw - Ex Member
On Workshopping It's quite obvious to me that a majority of you have never been in a workshop setting before. This is no huge surprise considering it is, after all, an online forum; free to all. However, it would b... Started Oct 2^nd, 2003 at 11:01pm by DelvingDenizen	14	163	Oct 3^rd, 2003 at 4:08pm By: Shanti
W.H. Auden hehe I figure there is more than enough time for someone else to pick up Frost, Keats, Yeats, Eliot, Bishop, Plath and Moore.... I figured that I would opt for the modern master. ---... Started Sep 3^rd, 2003 at 1:05pm by KerrinScott	5	50	Sep 6^th, 2003 at 11:17am By: PrincessBlues
Oliver Wendell Holmes (Born August 29, 1809) Oliver Wendell Holmes Condensed biolgraphy: Born in Cambridge Mass on August 29, 1809. Graduated Harvard, studied law and medicine. He first published a collection o poems in 1836. M... Started Aug 29^th, 2003 at 2:23pm by Shanti	1	52	Sep 6^th, 2003 at 11:01am By: PrincessBlues
Theodore Roethke Theodore Roethke was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1908. As a child, he spent much time in the greenhouse owned by his father and uncle. His impressions of the natural world contained there woul... Started Sep 4^th, 2003 at 5:41pm by alien	0	33	Sep 4^th, 2003 at 5:41pm By: alien
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) Born December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, also being where she spent most of her life. She wrote more than 1800 poems, most of them not discovered until after her death, and she only had a doz... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:52pm by Claw (Ex Member)	3	73	Sep 4^th, 2003 at 1:49am By: Claw - Ex Member
Longfellow Even though this is a rather bare forum and I may never get a response does anyone know a website where I can find the complete works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? Anthony Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:52pm by antman721	2	14	Sep 1^st, 2003 at 7:16am By: antman721
Edwin Arlington Robinson An extract from here says... Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) was a poet of transition. He lived at the time following the Civil War when America was rebuilding and changing rapidly and wh... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:51pm by alien	0	11	Sep 1^st, 2003 at 5:02am By: alien
Robert Frost Reading Robert Frost Click below to hear Robert Frost reading a very familiar poem. If you have dial up, it make take a minute or two and if you have cable or DSL it should begin playing within 15 seconds: http://www... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:58pm by Normpo	7	33	Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am By: Normpo
Sylvia Plath Just a quick bio for people who don't know of her. Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) Born Massachusetts in 1932, Sylvia Plath published her first poem when she was eight. She studied at Smith Coll... Sylvia Plath works moves me. Its so Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:56pm by Sarah_Howard (Ex Member)	2	16	Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am By: PrincessBlues - Ex Member
Henry Thoreau I have only just started reading Thoreau. Went through my whole life and had never read a whole book by him. I've started with Walden. It's just wonderful! :-0 Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 9:00pm by WildCityWoman (Ex Member)	3	72	Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am By: Normpo
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost To hear it read by Robert Frost himself, click here --- don't be too shocked by his delivery ~smile~): http://www.normpo.com/~Norman/roadnottaken.mp3<br ... Started Oct 6^th, 2006 at 7:05pm by Normpo « Pages 1 2 3 »	42	573	Jan 31^st, 2007 at 5:16pm By: Normpo

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