Sunday, February 25, 2007

A Book of Americans

by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet is a good book.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

what kind of poetry does this book contain? do you have a favorite poem?
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Catherine said...

It contains poems about people in American History. My favorite poem in this book is Pocahantas. It begins:
Princess Pocahantas,
Powhatan's daughter
stared at the white men
Come across the water.

She was like a wild deer
Or a bright plumed bird,
Ready then to flash away
At only one harsh word.

I am memorizing a poem called, "The Flag Goes By", by Henry Holcomb Bennet.

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Love,
Catherine