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Poetry & Poets |
The following resources will help you find information on
poetry and poets.
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Poetry for Students (REF 809.1 POE)
Provides analysis of approximately 20 poems that teachers and librarians have identified as the most frequently studied in literature courses. For each poem,
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World Poets (REF
809.1 WOR) This illustrated 3 volume encyclopedia contains more than 100 essays on the most studied poets and 15 essays on genres such as "Harlem Renaissance Poetry," and "Performance Poetry." Each essay includes a portrait, definitions of difficult terms and concepts. The focus is on poets who either wrote in English or are often read in English translation. Some of the poets and subject articles included are T. S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, indigenous and tribal poetry, troubadours and advice on writing poetry. |
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World's Best Poetry (REF
811 GRA) This 10 volume set is arranged by subject in the following areas:
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American Poetry (REF
811.509 HUF) Spanning t6he late 17th century to the present day, this two-volume encyclopedia is an indispensable guide to American poetry, exploring the various writers, works, themes, and movements of this important literary genre with more than 1,100 entries. Additional features include an appendix of winners for major poetry prizes, bibliographies to help guide further research, and extensive cross-referencing. |
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World Poetry:
1900 to the Present (REF 809.1 ARA) Offers a comprehensive introduction to 20th - 21st century poets of international importance and their most famous, distinctive, and influential works. Containing approximately 500 entries that span the globe, this indispensable guide provides a general bibliography, a list of poets by geographic region, and a list of Nobel Prize winners in literature. |
Online
Databases
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Contemporary Literary Criticism
Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select is an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC--Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works and sources for further study. |
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Scriber's Writers Series Scribner Writer's Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from the acclaimed Scribner print series. |
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The Twayne Authors Series
Comprises 600 full-text titles from the Twayne Literary Masters series, 200 each from Twayne World, US, and English Authors. |
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Student Resource Center - Gold
This comprehensive resource covers a wide range of subject areas in a variety of formats: Reference, Journals, Creative Works, Primary Sources, News and more. |
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| Gale's Literature Resource Center- This current, comprehensive online literature database contains rich critical, biographical, and contextual materials to support information literacy and critical thinking skills. Researchers will find the information they need on authors and their works from all time periods and from around the world. |
Websites
Famous Poets and Poems (full text poems): http://www.famouspoetsandpoems.com/
Oldpoetry (full text poems): http://oldpoetry.com/
Poem Hunter (full text poems): http://www.poemhunter.com/
Poetry Foundation (full text poems): http://poetryfoundation.org/96284
Poetry Foundation poetry Tool - Search By Category: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/tool.poem.cat.html
Poetry Poetry: www.poetrypoetry.com/TheVault.html
Poetry Portal (full text poems): www.poetry-portal.com/
Poets.org (searchable database featuring full text poems): www.poets.org
Poet's Corner (full text poems): www.theotherpages.org/poems/index.html
Prosody: http://www.trobar.org/prosody/
Shadow Poetry - Types of Poetry (full text examples): www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html
Sonnet Central (full text poems): http://www.sonnets.org/
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