Of thee I sing : poems that celebrate our American spirit / edited by Ryan G. Van Cleave.

Poems that celebrate our American spirit

First edition.

Discover the words that built America in this inspiring curated collection of more than 35 iconic poems. From Paul Revere's midnight ride to the open roads of Walt Whitman, from Emily Dickinson's quiet truths to Langston Hughes's soulful rivers, Of Thee I Sing brings together the voices, stories, and hopes that continue to define the nation. It is a poetry anthology of freedom, courage, of the nation's heart and gathers the words that have inspired generations. Perfect for classrooms, libraries, history buffs, and anyone who loves the power of poetry to tell a nation's story, Of Thee I Sing is a keepsake anthology that honors America's past while speaking to its future.

Poetry -- Collections -- Juvenile literature.

National characteristics, American -- Juvenile literature.

Patriotism -- Literary collections -- Juvenile literature.

Patriotic poetry, American -- Juvenile literature.

American poetry -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Juvenile literature.

Poetry.

Fresno, California : Moonshower, [2026]

©2026

93 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Van Cleave, Ryan G., 1972- editor.

"... Illustrations were created digitally from various public domain works and/or elements licensed from Shutterstock.com."--Page facing title page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Of Founding And Frontier. Paul Revere's ride / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; Concord Hymn / Ralph Waldo Emerson ; The vow of Washington / John Greenleaf Whittier ; Defence of Fort M'Henry / Francis Scott Key ; Success is counted sweetest / Emily Dickinson ; Out where the West begins / Arthur Chapman ; Song of the open road (three excerpts) / Walt Whitman ; The prairies / William Cullen Bryant ; On the Mississippi / Hamlin Garland -- For Patriot's Dream. The pioneer / James Russell Lowell ; I hear America singing / Walt Whitman ; The road not taken / Robert Frost ; Sonnet--to science / Edgar Allan Poe ; Old Ironsides / OIiver Wendell Holmes ; The engine / Ella Wheeler Wilcox ; Chicago / Carl Sandburg ; The day is done / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; It couldn't be done / Edgar Albert Guest ; A nation's strength / William Ralph Emerson -- Of Liberating Strife. Battle Hymn of the Republic / Julia Ward Howe ; America / James Monroe Whitfield ; Sympathy / Paul Laurence Dunbar ; The new Colossus / Emma Lazarus ; Abraham Lincoln's walks at midnight / Vachel Lindsay ; There will come soft rains / Sara Teasdale ; Mending wall / Robert Frost ; The banjo player / Fenton Johnson ; Art / Herman Meville ; Jazz fantasia / Carl Sandburg -- Of thee I sing. Songs for the people / Frances Ellen Watkins Harper ; The Negro speaks of ribers / Langtson Hughes ; Sonnet- to an American painter departing for Europe / William Cullen Bryant ; Inspiration / Henry David Thoreau ; America for me / Henry van Dyke ; Freedom / Helen Hunt Jackson ; Columbia / Timothy Dwight ; "Hope" is the thing with feathers / Emily Dickinson ; America the beautiful / Katharine Lee Bates -- Poet biographies.

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