Each book in this series focuses on eight different poems by American and European poets. Each chapter allows researchers to analyze, consider poetic devices and form, discuss theme, and summarize each highlighted poem. Well-known poets such as Dickinson, Wordsworth, Whitman and Elizabeth Barrett Browning are repeated throughout the series. The focus is on the poems and not the poet. Each chapter ends with discussion questions and prompts for further study. B&w photos of poets are scattered throughout, along with full page sidebars of interesting facts about poetry or poet. Biographic information about each poet is included. This nonfiction series meets several of the reading standards for the Common Core.

Bibliography. Glossary. Websites. Recommended, Library Media Connection October 2014.