Nature Poetry: "Make Me a Picture of the Sun" (Pure Poetry)

Nature poetry discovers the deep connection between humanity and nature. Beyond describing the wild beauty found in nature, the poetry discusses nature's impact on humans and people's impact on nature. Author Sheila Griffin Llanas explores eight poems and poets, with chapters on William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and five others. Accompanied by biographical information on the poet and end-of-chapter questions for further study, Llanas closely examines each poem, including detailed analysis of form, content, poetic technique, and theme, encouraging readers to develop the tools to understand and appreciate poetry. To the moon, Charlotte Turner Smith (1749-1806) Lines written in early spring, William Wordsworth (1770-1850) Frost at midnight, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) The mouse's nest, John Clare (1793-1864) A sea-side walk, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, Walt Whitman (1819-1892) Make me a picture of the sun, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) Sympathy, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906). "Explores nature poetry, including famous American and European poets and their poems, as well as literary criticism, poetic technique, explication, and prompts for further study"--Provided by publisher.