AP English: Literature and Composition
Poems for Poetry Responses
First Quarter, 1999
Choose one of the following poems for the poetry responses. All the poems are located
in the Michael Meyer literature book. Use a poem only once during the quarter. Write
on only one poem for a poetry response.
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“A Late Aubade” by Thomas Hardy, page 627
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“Catch” by Thomas Francis, page 570
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“Dog’s Death” by John Updike, page 566
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“The Secretary’s Chant” by Marge Piercy, page 564
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“The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop, page 574-76
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“Nighttime Fires” by Regina Barreca, page 581
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“You’re Missing” by Bruce Springsteen, page 596
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“A Beautiful Young Girl Combs her Hair” by Li Ho, page 602
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“Junior Year Abroad” by Luisa Lopez, page 603-04
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“Windsurfing” by David Solway, page 646-47
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“What It’s Like to be a Black Girl (for those of you who aren’t) by Patricia
Smith, page 655
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“Ground Swell” by Mark Jarman, page 658
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“To Autumn” by John Keats, page 660
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“The White Porch” by Cathy Song, page 661-663
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“February” by Margaret Atwood, page 674-75
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“Mirror” by Sylvia Plath, page 676
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“AD” by Kenneth Fearing, page 689
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“Buttons” by Carl Sandburg, page 693-94
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“Blackberry Eating” by Galway Kinnell, page 711
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“Restaurant” by Maxine Hong Kingston, page 725
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“Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question” by Diane Burns, page 741-42
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“Perhaps the World Lives Here” by Joy Harjo, page 769
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“Alzheimer’s” by Kelly Cherry, page 779