Some of my greatest influences of poetry are Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Chet Silverstein. ... The reader has to read in between the lines to understand the poem. ... The first is a poem that I composed for my boyfriend of two years. This poem was a reflection of all we have shared and gone through and our wishes For the future. The only recognition I received for the poem was the happiness that he felt. ...

• Word Count: 772
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout literary history, critics have discussed the greatest authors of all time. C.S. Lewis, Edgar Allen Poe, and Harper Lee are noteworthy to mention but so are F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. Crowned as two of the most iconic American authors, Fitzgerald and Hemingway were rivals du...

• Word Count: 1371
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School