Hunter Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I like Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib". It's got such great rhythm. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 The midnight ride of paul revere? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 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/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) Double post Edited February 21, 2016 by *Jessica* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Did Byron write many history poems? I don't know. I just remember that poem, probably from high school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Here is another link which isn't exactly what you're looking for, but is very interesting. http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/timeline-text 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 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/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 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 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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