- 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) - Claude McKay,
“America” (1921) - Stephen Vincent Benét,
“American Names” (1927)
Poems for Independence Day
A selection of poems about America for July 4th
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