Frederick Douglass Unit -- poetry & related readings

"Making a Fist" by Naomi Shihab Nye (literature text, p. 975; reader's companion p. 150)

~ Who is Naomi Shihab Nye?

~ Where can I read the poem?



"Reapers" by Jean Toomer (literature text, p. 941)

~ Who is Jean Toomer?

~ Where can I read the poem?



"Conscientious Objector" by Edna St. Vincent Millay (literature text, p. 266)

~ What is a 'conscientious objector'?

~ Who is Edna St. Vincent Millay?

~ Where can I read the poem?



"Success is counted sweetest" by Emily Dickinson (literature text, p. 158)

~ Who is Emily Dickinson?

~ Where can I read the poem?



"All" by Bei Dao [trans. Donald Finkel and Xueliang Chen] (literature text, p. 218)

~ Who is Bei Dao?

~ Where can I read the poem?



"Also All (in answer to Bei Dao's 'All')" by Shu Ting [trans. Donald Finkel and Jinsheng Yi] (literature text, p. 219)

~ Who is Shu Ting?

~ Where can I read the poem?