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poetry: GCSE named poets

Click on these links if you are studying one of the following poets:

William Blake

Gillian Clarke

Seamus Heaney

Here are more links to information on other poets:

We try to show only 'live' links to the best sites, but sadly links disappear with some regularity.

Maya Angelou
- Some poems and a discussion on Maya Angelou with photographs and biography.

W H Auden (1907-73)
- The Auden Society has lots of links and information on this English poet.

John Clare
- A selection of writings England's 'rural poet' .

Gillian Clarke
- This very popular GCSE poet her own home page with lots of fascinating and helpful stuff.

Carol Ann Duffy
- Andrew Moore's Revision Site - a useful web site that covers Carol Ann Duffy's poems and other AQA anthology poets.

Tony Harrison
- A selection of writings from this marvellous, often political, Yorkshire poet.

George Herbert (1593-1633)
- Luminarium Seventeenth Century Literature Site - a site that offers music, quotations, biographies plus timelines, works, essays, books and pictures on many poets.

Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) and poetry of the Great War
- A great place to start is here, with links to Owen's poems and beyond. Also check out the now very well known and superb Oxford site.

William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
- Click here for a fine site with many other links

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