She wrote about being resilient, proud, and her experiences. The poem she wrote was "Phenomenal Women".
Who is Maya Angelou
100
He wrote around the 1850s and wrote about American Heros. He was inspired by people and events in American history.
Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
100
He has a pationate personality and is really smart. He was adopted at 2 to 3 years old. He also lived with his Aunt when he got kicked out of school.
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
100
She celebrated the diversity of American culture in her poems. The ubject of her poems are from her daily life. She wrote "Valentine for Ernest Mann".
Who is Naomi Shihab Nye?
100
He protested non violently, believed Black equal White, and was an advocate if nin-violent civil obedience. He wrote the I Have a Dream Speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
200
He is known for having surprises and playful images in his poetry. He was a professor of English at the City University of New York for 30 years. The poem he wrote was "Introduction to Poetry".
Who is Billy Collins?
200
His poems were influenced by music. He was one of the first African Americans to be a successful writer and gained respect for other African American writers. He wrote "I, Too" and "Mother to Son".
Who is Langston Hughes?
200
He was described as quirky, different, and original. He wrote free verse poetry and published his work himself and wrote his own reviews because critics didn't like free verse writing.
Who is Walt Whitman?
200
She was a Puerto Rican writer who became a public writer in the 1970s. She wrote "Sugar Poem".