These poems each have a set of guided questions, related videos that allow for deeper investigation, and suggested writing activities. We'll be adding more poems here soon! Guanahani, 11 This bracing ballad (re)considers the beauty and history of the Caribbean island where Christopher Columbus first landed. Before the Birth of One of Her Children This frank, devout poem confronts the risks facing a 17th-century woman in childbirth. My Brother at 3 A.M. A pervasive sense of paranoia threads itself through the quiet night of this poem. The Tyger In the woods at night, the speaker talks to a magical animal… A Breakfast for Barbarians Come sit at this mythical table where guests eat the world’s mysteries for breakfast. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Language English