Gary Soto - "Oranges" The Highwayman. "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes is a classic favorite-a poem that tells a good story with powerful imagery and a rhythmic cadence reminiscent of horses' hooves.
The story tells of the highwayman's visit to see the beautiful Bess at the old inn (probably the Spaniard's Inn on Hampstead Heath) and of the terrible fate they both meet. The mysterious ending of the poem suggests that the lovers' spirits still linger on the edge of the heath. The Interactive Raven. Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools (Poetry and Literature Center, Library of Congress)
Welcome to Poetry 180.
Poetry can and should be an important part of our daily lives. Poems can inspire and make us think about what it means to be a member of the human race. By just spending a few minutes reading a poem each day, new worlds can be revealed. Poetry 180 is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year. Resources : Learning Lab : Core Learning Poems. J. R. R. Tolkien – All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter.
BookCon - where storytelling and pop culture collide, May 31, NYC - BookCon 2014. HTI American Verse Project. Teacher's guide PDF - fooling.pdf.