Resources
Bierhorst, John. Songs of the Chippewa. Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York, 1974.
- Songs, lyrics and music for piano and guitar
- Chippewa usually referred to as Ojibwa in Canada
- Somewhat stereotypical artwork by Joe Servello
- Cur Lab 784.751 Son
Colombo, John Robert, Ed. Songs of the Indians. Oberon, 1983.
- Traditional poems and songs from various tribes and regions
- Cur Lab 811 Son
Colombo, John Robert, Michael Richardson. We Stand on Guard: Poems and Songs of Canadians in Battle. Doubleday, 1985.
Drummond, William Henry. The Habitant and Other French Canadian Poems. G.P. Putnam's Sons: New York, 1903.
- English poems written in the French vernacular and accent
- Best read aloud
- Topics mainly focus on settler life and farming
- Main Collection – PS 8457 R84 H3
Dutt, Romesh C. Ramayana: Condensed into English Verse. 1899. <http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/dutt/rama01.htm> Last accessed July 18, 2008.
Fowke, Edith, Allan Mills. Canada's Story in Song.W.J. Gage LTD: Toronto, 1965.
Hyett, Barbara Helfgott. In Evidence: Poems of the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps.
U of Pittsburgh Press: Pittsburgh, 1986.
- Poems derived from interviews with veterans.
- Cur Lab 811.54 Hye
Johnson, James Weldon. The Creation. Holiday House:New York, 1994.
- Retelling of Judeo-Christian creation myth from African-American perspective (for children)
- Illustrated by James E. Ransome.
- Cur Lab 811.52 Joh
Jorgensen, Sally, Valerie Whiteson. Personal Themes In literature: The Multicultural Experience. Prentice Hall: Engelwood Cliffs, 1993.
- Contains sections on "I am" poetry and "What's in a Name"
- Poems and short stories from a variety of cultural sources, many with lesson ideas
Cur Lab 428.64 Jor Gr 10-12
Kaminsky, Marc. The Road From Hiroshima: A Narrative Poem. Simon and Schusyer: New York, 1984.
- Poems from varied perspectives, before and after the bomb
- May have to be censored, some gruesome content
Cur Lab 811.54 Kam
Kim, Paul. "Changes." I'm Not in My Homeland Anymore: Voices of Students in a New Land. Ed. Seymour Leviathan. Pippin Pub.: Scarborough, 1998. P. 13.
- Poem from new immigrant perspective, caught between culture, need for transition.
- Various poems and short stories form immigrant children and youth.
Cur Lab 428.64 Im Gr. 7-9
Lujan, Jorge. Rooster Gallo. Groundwood: Toronto, 2004.
- Short Illustrated poem, bi-lingual ( English/Spanish)
- Children's myth
- Excellent illustrations by Manuel Monroy
Cur Lab 861 Luj
Milton, John. "Paradise Lost." Complete Poems and Major Prose. Merritt Y. Hughes Ed. Hackett Pub: Indianapolis, 2003.
- Contains epics "Paridise Lost" and "Paridise Regained," play "Samson Agonistes" as well as many topical short poems and sonnets
- Perhaps focus on battle in heaven to avoid religious controversy and sexuality
Nye, Naomi Shihab. A Maze Me. Greenwillow books: NewYork, 2005.
- Poetry for girls
- Topical
Cur Lab 811.54 Nye
Okutoro, Lydia Omolola. Quiet Storm: Voices of Young Black Poets. Hyperion Books: New York, 1999.
- Assorted contemporary topics
Cur Lab 811.54 Qui
Peacock, Kenneth. Twenty Enthnic Songs from Western Canada. National Museum of Canada: Toronto, 1966.
- Songs of the Doukhobor, Mennonite Hungarian, Ukrainian and Czech traditions.
- Original language and English translations.
Main Col. M 1679 P42
Service, Robert. The Cremation of Sam McGee. Audio clip read by Jonny Cash. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5391456 > Last accessed July 18, 2008.
- A slightly gruesome story
A Canadian classic
Taylor, Alice. A Treasury of Irish Rhymes. Barefoot books: Brooklyn, 1996.
- Traditional Irish nursery rhymes and children's poems and songs
- Illustrated by Nicola Emore.
- Variety of topics
Unobagha, Uzo. Off to the Sweet Shores of Africa and Other Talking Drum Rhymes. Chronicle Books: San Francisco, 2000.
- Nursery rhymes and children's poems
- Cultural imagery by Julia Carins
- Cur Lab 811.6 Uno
Van Steen, Marcus. Pauline Johnson: Her Life and Work. Hodder and Stoughton: Toronto, 1965.
- Poems by Pauline Johnson focus on Native life before European contact and on Eurpoean/ Native interactions and Métis life
- Especially interesting – " The Legend of Qu'Appelle Valley"
- Main Coll – PS 8469 039 A1 1973