- William Blake,
“America, A Prophecy” (1793)
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
“Concord Hymn” (1837)
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
“A Nation’s Strength” (1904)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
“Paul Revere’s Ride” (1863)
- Emma Lazarus,
“The New Colossus” (1883)
- Walt Whitman,
“I Hear America Singing” (1900)
- Carl Sandburg,
“Good Night” (1920)
- Stephen Vincent Benét,
“American Names” (1863)
Poems for Independence DayA selection of poems about America for July 4th
By Bob Holman & Margery Snyder, About.com
Here is a gathering of classic poems about America for reading around the 4th of July:
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