Historical Poems

[Hunter]

Longfellow wrote some historical poems.

 

Tennyson?

 

Can we list some poems/poets that teach history? There are many curricula that use historical fiction to teach history. What about poems?

[KrissiK]

I like Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib". It's got such great rhythm.

[cintinative]

The midnight ride of paul revere?

[*Jessica*]

The first one that came to mind was The Eve of Waterloo by Byron.

 

Here are a couple of links I had saved.

http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poems/history

http://www.poemhunter.com/poems/history/

[*Jessica*]

Double post

Edited February 21, 2016 by *Jessica*

[Hunter]

Did Byron write many history poems?

 

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere is by Longfellow. Ella Frances Lynch writes quite a bit about Longfellow in her book Educating the Child at Home. He wrote many history poems that are not just about a historical event or person but teach history.

 

Jessica, thanks for the links!

[*Jessica*]

Did Byron write many history poems?

I don't know. I just remember that poem, probably from high school.

[*Jessica*]

Here is another link which isn't exactly what you're looking for, but is very interesting.

 

http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/timeline-text

[*Jessica*]

Poems Every Child Should Know has quite a few poems about historical events. https://librivox.org/poems-every-child-should-know-edited-by-mary-e-burt/

[Targhee]

Horatio at the Bridge, Lord Macaulay

 

Charge of the Light Brigade, Tennyson

 

Oh Captain, My Captain, Whitman - not historical in details, but was written for Lincoln after his assassination 

 

The Pirates of England, Kipling

[Hunter]

Thank you ladies!

 

I don't remember any previous threads on this topic.

 

I don't know of any educators other than Ella Frances Lynch that use poems like this. Have I missed anything that anyone here knows about? There are probably bits here and there in the vintage TM's that I didn't fully recognize.