Keystone Poetry
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Keystone Poetry

Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Keystone Poetry

Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania

About this book

From Philadelphia to Erie, and from the shale fields to the coal mines, Keystone Poetry celebrates the varied landscapes and voices of Pennsylvania. This collection brings together the work of 182 poets who, with keen eyes and powerful language, commemorate the hometowns, history, traditions, and culture of the Commonwealth.

Organized geographically, the poems traverse county lines, ancestral lineages, and thematic concerns—as well as gender, racial, and socioeconomic barriers. The poems in this collection seek to bring the reader close to home while fostering the discovery of new places and a deeper understanding of all those who live in the Keystone State.

Keystone Poetry also includes resources for teachers. Drawing from this collection of place-based literature, high school and college educators can use students' hometown experiences to make disciplines such as literature, composition, creative writing, history, geography, sociology, political science, and psychology more engaging and accessible.

• To delve more deeply into class discussion, see "Let's Talk About It," a helpful aid for individual or group reflection.

• To fuel creativity, access "Let's Write About It," a practical guide to inspire writers of all levels.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER front
  2. Copyright Page
  3. contents
  4. Greetings from the Keystone
  5. I. Beginnings: Philadelphia and Its Suburbs
  6. II. South Central: Fa rmlands, Batt lefields, and the Capita lRegion
  7. III. Circling East: Mines, Mounta ins, and Mills
  8. IV. North Central: The Susquehanna Va lleys and the Upstate Region
  9. V. The Allegheny Highlands
  10. VI . Three Rivers and Old Mills
  11. VII . North by Northwest: The Land of Elk, Fo rests , and Lake Erie
  12. discussion questions and writing prompts
  13. looking back, looking forward:intersections with common wealth
  14. acknowledgments
  15. the poets
  16. index