Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two

"Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two" by Various is a compilation of poems, likely from the early 1900s, that gathers over two hundred works chosen by readers of the magazine "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans." The poems, known for being diverse and full of feeling, explore many subjects, such as love, sadness, the natural world, and issues in society, making it a good fit for schools and thinking about life. The book starts with a long list of poem names and authors, including famous writers like Edgar Allan Poe, Rudyard Kipling, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The introduction explains that the book was made because teachers wanted these specific poems a lot. The first poems talk about the themes of home, the pain of being left behind, the loveliness of nature, and the strength to keep going, which shows the different feelings readers can expect to find in the book.