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Poets
 Websites presented in alphabetical order A. E. Housman 
 Background on poet Alfred Edward Housman, who was born on March 26, 1859. Includes brief biographical information, selected poems from "A Shropshire Lad" (1896) and other works, and links to related material. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/631 Topics: Poetry Last updated Apr 1, 2009 The Allen Ginsberg Trust
This site on Allen Ginsberg delivers a rich archive of "published as well as never-before-published text, photos, hand-written documents and audio and video materials representing Allen's life-work." There is also a biography, chronology, and "beatlinks." http://www.allenginsberg.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Sep 18, 2005 American Academy of Poets: Shel Silverstein
Brief biography of Shel Silverstein, "composer, an artist, and the author of numerous books of prose and poetry for younger readers, " such as "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and "The Giving Tree." Includes two of Silverstein's poems and links to related websites. From the American Academy of Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/104 Topics: Poetry Last updated Oct 16, 2006 The American Museum of Beat Art (AMBA)
The American Museum of Beat Art in Pasadena, California celebrates the Beatniks, whose "world of bohemian non-conformity and cultural non-compliance" paved the way for the sixties and subsequent alternative cultural movements. The Web site highlights items from the museum's collection of works and artifacts of Beat Generation artists, as well as earlier twentieth century artists who influenced Beat writers, poets, and visual artists. Featured are images, biographies, and archival written matter, as well as links to other resources on Beat culture on the World Wide Web. http://www.beatmuseum.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Museums by Place: United States, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 18, 2004 The Bard
This site is devoted to poet Robert Burns, "Scotland's best-loved bard. ... This site gives you the complete guide to Robert Burns the man, his poems, his travels, haggis, whisky and much more." It features a brief biography, timeline, examples of his poetry, and a guide to the rituals and recipes for holding a traditional "Burns Supper" to commemorate the poet. http://www.rabbie-burns.com/ Topics: Authors by Region, Food & Cooking, Notable People, Poetry, Recipes by Region Last updated Apr 3, 2007 Basho: On the Poet's Trail
Feature article from 2008 describes following the path of 17th century Japanese haiku master Matsuo Basho who walked along a narrow "1,200-mile route ... through Japan in 1689" and wrote "Narrow Road to a Far Province." Accompanied by background about Basho, photos, field notes from the photographer, and an interactive map of the author's travels in Japan. From National Geographic. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/02/bashos-trail/howard-norman-text.html Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 17, 2009 Ben Jonson (1572-1637)
This site features information about the life and works of early 17th century playwright and poet Ben Jonson. Includes a biography, bibliography, the full-text of poems and plays, critical essays, and links to additional information about Jonson. From Luminarium. http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/jonson/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Performing Arts, Poetry, Writing Last updated Oct 5, 2004 Burns Country
This site for the Scottish poet Robert Burns provides an archive for all of his poetry, a timeline of Burns' life, a list of ancestors and descendants, instructions for hosting a Burns supper, and a discussion area. Includes Maurice Lindsay's comprehensive handbook, The Burns Encyclopedia . Searchable. http://www.robertburns.org/ Topics: Authors by Region, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Byron: A Comprehensive Study of His Life and Work
The site includes a biography of the poet of the English romantic era; a timeline of his life and work; portraits of him, his friends, and his family; selections from his works; information on his wife, Anne Isabella Milbanke, and his lover, Lady Carolyn Lamb; and more. http://englishhistory.net/byron.html Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Sep 26, 2006 Canadian Poetry Archive/Archives de Poésie Canadienne
"Selected poems from over 100 early English- and French-language Canadian poets," searchable and browsable by poet, title, and date. Also searchable by keyword in poem. Includes a list of poets, biographies of prominent Canadian poets, and related poetry sites. Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canvers/ Topics: Authors by Region, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Chaucer Metapage
A directory of Internet sites devoted to British author Geoffrey Chaucer, his writings (particularly The Canterbury Tales ), and medieval life generally. http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place, Notable People, Poetry, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Danteworlds
"[A]n integrated multimedia journey -- combining artistic images, textual commentary, and audio recordings -- through the three realms of the afterlife (Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise) presented in Dante's 'Divine Comedy.'" Find material about the nine circles of hell, the seven terraces of purgatory, the ten celestial heavens (including the seven planetary spheres), and other areas discussed in Dante's epic poem. From the University of Texas at Austin. http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 16, 2009 Dickinson Electronic Archives
Visitors to this site can view original handwritten poems, letters, and other works by Emily Dickinson and some of her associates. Includes critical studies, resources for teachers, and links to related sites. Note: "contact the editors concerning access to restricted areas of these sites." http://www.emilydickinson.org/ Topics: Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Sep 28, 2004 Digital Dante
Everything you want to know about Dante Alighieri, Medieval Italian poet and author of "The Divine Comedy," is here: biographical information, electronic texts, associated artwork, scholarly articles, even a list of the books he read. Searchable. http://dante.ilt.columbia.edu/new/ Topics: Authors by Region, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Duane Niatum
Native American writer Duane Niatum (born Duane McGinnis), a member of the S'Klallam tribe (Jamestown Band), was born and raised in Seattle. He has won many awards for his poetry, including the Washington Governor's Award in 1971. This Web site includes a biographical profile, contact information, a list of awards, some of his poems, and a complete list of books by Niatum as well as books, journals, and magazines containing his work. http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/niatum/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Native Americans, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Early and Clairvoyant Journals by Hannah Weiner
Images of hundreds of pages or works by Hannah Weiner, a "largely unknown and practically unread" author who invented "large-sheet poetry" (also called "avant-garde journalism"). Weiner's work is described in the lengthy introductory essay as "stemming from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Gertrude Stein's radical narrative theories." From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/m504/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Sep 13, 2006 Edgar Allan Poe
Biography and collection of material about poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe. Features a walking tour of Edgar Allan Poe's Publishers Row in New York City, a selected bibliography, and some of Poe's poems, such as "The Raven" and "The Bells." Includes links to related sites and to profiles of other poets from the Romantic era. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/130 Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Poetry Last updated Jan 10, 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Collection -- Enoch Pratt Free Library
Website for a collection of "Poeana," material related to American literary giant Edgar Allan Poe. Click on "Edgar Allen Poe Collection" near the top of the page to view images of selected items from the collection such as photographs of Poe, fragments from Poe's original coffin, locks of hair, and letters written by Poe. Also includes a finding aid to the full collection. From the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland. http://www.prattlibrary.org/digital/index.aspx?id=180 Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Poetry Last updated Dec 16, 2008 Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Website for this national historic site at author and poet Edgar Allan Poe's only surviving residence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Features visitor information, classroom materials, suggested reading, issues of the "Friends of Poe" newsletter, and a brief FAQ. From the National Park Service (NPS). http://www.nps.gov/edal/index.htm Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Poetry Last updated Sep 30, 2009 Edward Lear Home Page
This site about "Edward Lear's Nonsense Poetry and Art" includes all of the writings by Lear, a biography, and commentary on his writings and art. Lear's "A Book of Nonsense," a collection of children's limericks, was first published in 1846. Searchable. http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ Topics: Artists, Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Notable People, Poetry, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Elizabeth Alexander
Biography of and resources about poet Elizabeth Alexander. "Selected to read at the [2009] presidential inauguration, Alexander is the author of four books of poems, including 'American Sublime,' a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize." Includes some of Alexander's poetry, transcript of a conversation between Alexander and poet Tracy K. Smith, and links to related material. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/245 Topics: Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Jan 5, 2009 Elizabeth Bishop, A Growing Legacy
Companion to an exhibit about American poet Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), who "during her lifetime ... won nearly every major literary prize in the United States, including a Pulitzer." Features highlights from the physical exhibition, essays, and a link to the Elizabeth Bishop Papers collection (includes a biographical sketch). From Vassar College Libraries, Archives and Special Collections. http://specialcollections.vassar.edu/exhibits/bishop/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Mar 4, 2008 Ella Higginson Collection
Writer Ella Rhoads Higginson grew up in Oregon and moved to Bellingham, Washington state, after marrying Russell C. Higginson. Her writing included novels, poems, and short stories. She became Washington's poet laureate in 1931. Her papers, housed at Western Washington University's Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, are described at this site which includes a photograph and brief biography, notes on the arrangement of her papers, an inventory, scope and contents notes, and administrative information. http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/cpnws/higginson/higginsontitle.htm Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 1, 2004 The Emily Dickinson International Society
The purpose of this organization is to "promote, perpetuate, and enhance the study and appreciation of Emily Dickinson throughout the world." They do a fine job with this website and maintain a good collection of links to related sites with her biography, history, poems, and letters. Also has a collection of photographs, information on email discussion lists, a registry of Dickinson scholars, and a calendar of events and announcements. http://www.emilydickinsoninternationalsociety.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Jan 11, 2007 Ezra Pound in His Time & Beyond: The Influence of Ezra Pound on Twentieth-Century Poetry
This exhibit explores aspects of the work of poet Ezra Pound, including Pound's "key role in promoting and helping other artists and writers" of the 20th century. Topics include his relationships with and efforts on behalf of specific writers, little magazines, anthologies, translation, objectivists, Pound's legacy, and more. From Special Collections, University of Delaware Library. http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/pound/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 17, 2009 Featured Author: Federico García Lorca
Collection of articles and reviews on Spanish poet and dramatist Federico García Lorca. Some of the works reviewed include "Blood Wedding," "Yerma," and "El Publico." Requires free registration. From The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/09/12/specials/lorca.html?_r=1 Topics: Authors by Region, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Dec 22, 2008 Federico García Lorca
Background about Spanish poet and dramatist Federico García Lorca, who lived briefly in the U.S. and who was killed in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. Includes a short biography, selected poems (in Spanish and English), and links to related poet profiles and sites. From the American Academy of Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/163 Topics: Literature by Place, Poetry Last updated Jun 6, 2006 Geoffrey Chaucer
Contains a Chaucer biography and chronology; annotated selections of the Canterbury Tales; and information on authors, life, and science during Chaucer's time. Also explores Middle English grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. From Harvard University. http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 geoffreychaucer.org: An Annotated Guide to Online Resources
This site lists, evaluates, and describes many Geoffrey Chaucer-related Web sites. Topics include biography, bibliography, background, commentary, images, Middle English, and teaching resources. Searchable. http://geoffreychaucer.org/ Topics: Authors by Region, History By Place, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 George Gordon, Lord Byron, 1788-1824
Selections from the letters and journals, other prose, and poetry of "the most prolific and controversial of the great English Romantic poets." Include the full texts of Byron's "Cain: a Mystery" and E. H. Coleridge's biography of Byron (from the 1905 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica). Also features a few links to both serious and fun Byron sites. http://engphil.astate.edu/gallery/byron.html Topics: Authors by Region, Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Mysteries and More, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Sep 14, 2006 H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)
This site is a comprehensive and well-organized site for the American writer Hilda Doolittle (H.D.) who lived much of her life in Europe and along with Ezra Pound and Richard Aldington founded the Imagist movement in poetry. The site has biographical and bibliographical sections, selected works, and a good set of links to other Web sources (including mailing lists) of information on H.D. http://www.imagists.org/hd/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This exhibit examines 19th-century poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "homes and his family. It includes a searchable database of his poems, lesson plans for teachers, a filmography, and more." Also features material from the 2007 celebration of the bicentennial of Longfellow's birth, including poems, reflections, fictional journal entries, birthday cards, and other items created in response to Longfellow's poetry. From the Maine Historical Society. http://www.hwlongfellow.org/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 26, 2009 How Shall a Generation Know Its Story: The Edgar Bowers Conference and Exhibition
Exhibit about the life and works of William Edgar Bowers Jr., "one of the finest American poets of the 20th century." He was born in Georgia and taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara, from 1958-1991. Features a brief biography accompanied by photographs, poems, correspondence, and related material. Includes a list of books and awards. From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/bowers/bowers.htm Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Internet Poetry Archive
Selected poems by Philip Levine, Seamus Heaney, Czelaw Milosz, Robert Pinsky, Yusef Komunyakaa, Margaret Walker, and Richard Wilbur. Includes brief biographies and audio and video files of the poets reading their works. Sponsored by the University of North Carolina Press and the North Carolina Arts Council. http://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/ Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated May 31, 2006 John Keats (1795-1821)
Online feature about John Keats, "one of the greatest English poets and a major figure in the Romantic movement." Sections use digitized items to explore Keats' poems "Hyperion" and "Ode to a Nightingale," a letter from Keats to his sister, his literary reputation, and his first publication ("To Solitude"). From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/keats/keats.html Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 17, 2009 John Keats: A Comprehensive Study of His Life and Work
Contents include a biography of the poet; a timeline of his life and work; portraits of him, his friends, and his family; selections from his works; information on his houses in Rome and London; and more on this romantic English poet. http://www.englishhistory.net/keats.html Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Sep 29, 2004 The Kipling Society
The site features information about the life and works of Rudyard Kipling, poet and author of works such as "Just So Stories" and "Kim." Includes a brief biography, chronology, dozens of poems, scholarly articles, notes on Kipling's works, lists of works by and about Kipling, and a glossary of Hindustani, Urdi, and Hindi words found in Kipling's works. From the Kipling Society, a London-based membership organization and library founded in 1927. http://www.kipling.org.uk/ Topics: Authors by Region, Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 18, 2004 Knowing Poe
This classroom guide features details about the literature, life, and times of writer Edgar Allan Poe. Features a timeline, video clips, primary source documents, lesson plans, and related resources. Includes a bibliography and a list of Poe sites (museum, gravesite, and more) in the Baltimore, Maryland, region. From Maryland Public Television. http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Poetry Last updated Jan 8, 2007 Langston Hughes at 100
This online exhibition, created in observance of the centenary of the birth of Langston Hughes (1902-1967), Harlem Renaissance poet, novelist, and playwright, presents images and audio and video clips. Material includes poem manuscripts, video of Hughes reading his poetry, photos, and related material. From the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/langstonhughes/web.html Topics: Black Resources, Poetry Last updated Jan 21, 2009 The Leonard Cohen Files
This site is "a tribute to the music and poetry of the Canadian singer-songwriter-poet," featuring a list of songs and lyrics, a filmography, a bibliography of books by and about Cohen, interviews and articles, a short biography, and links. This comprehensive site also includes the Blackening Pages , where you can find previously unpublished poems, drawings, paintings, and computer art. In 1996 he was ordained a Zen Buddhist monk, taking the dharma name Jikan. Searchable. http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Music, Musicians, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 LitLinks
Within the genres of fiction, poetry, essays, drama, and critical theory are lists of authors, each with a short list of annotated links to Web sites followed by a brief biography taken from one of the Bedford/St. Martin's reference texts. Additionally there are links to information on literary periods, from medieval to contemporary. Although some links may be broken, the many that work lead to authoritative information on the author or literary period. http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Living at This Hour: John Milton 1608-2008
This exhibition, part of the celebration of the John Milton Quatercentenary in 2008, "juxtaposes [the poet's] own writings with texts and images from later centuries to examine the achievements of his life and the endurance of his writings and example." Includes a link to listings of other events celebrating the 400th anniversary of John Milton's birth. From Cambridge University Library. http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/exhibitions/Milton/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Feb 21, 2008 Lost Poets of the Great War
Contains brief biographies and poems of World War I poets Rupert Brooke, John McCrae, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Alan Seeger, and Edward Thomas. Includes a chronology of World War I, information on casualties, and a bibliography. From a professor at the Emory University English Department. http://www.english.emory.edu/LostPoets/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Military, Notable People, Poetry, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 1, 2004 Márcia Theóphilo
The website presents a brief biography of this Brazilian poet and some of her poems in English, Italian, and Portuguese. Her work is about "the Amazonian forest, its people, river, animals, trees and myths, its beauty and the danger of its destruction." There are links to several other Portuguese poetry sites. http://www.theophilo-amazonia-e-poesia.info/ Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Geography, Notable People, Plants, Poetry, Water Last updated Oct 18, 2004 McGonagall Online
A gateway for information by and about William Topaz McGonagall, famous for his bad poetry. Find poems, biography, articles, McGonagall's autobiography, and more. Provided by an Internet hobbyist who in obscurity doth toil, this excellent resource to bring to a hard boil. http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Jun 11, 2006 Nevermore 2009
"Baltimore is celebrating the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe with a yearlong citywide festival ... officially kick[ing] off in January 2009 with a variety of events to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe's birthday [January 19]." Site features events listings, details about Poe sites in Baltimore (including his grave and the Poe House Museum), and links with resources for planning a trip to Baltimore. From the City of Baltimore and other groups. http://www.nevermore2009.com/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Poetry Last updated Jan 6, 2009 Nevermore: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane
The website companion to this 2006-2007 exhibit about Edgar Allan Poe features digitized images of "many of Poe's unique manuscripts and letters, scarce copies of his first editions, rare examples of the original newspaper and magazine issues in which much of his work first appeared, and editions of his most famous poem, 'The Raven.'" From the Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/poe/exhibition/nevermore/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Poetry Last updated Oct 16, 2006 Nikki Giovanni
This site celebrates the life and work of poet Nikki (born Yolande Cornelia) Giovanni. In addition to photographs of Giovanni, the site includes a biography, timeline of her life and accomplishments, and links to other sites. Also lists her poetry books, children's books, and essays (no excerpts), and features clips from a documentary about Giovanni. The multimedia section contains video clips of Giovanni reciting poems and delivering speeches. http://nikki-giovanni.com/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Poetry Last updated Jan 7, 2006 Ogden Nash: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Brief biography of American poet and humorist Ogden Nash, who "publish[ed] more than two dozen volumes of verse, as well as screenplays (none successfully produced), lyrics and scripts for theater, children's stories and various essays." Includes references. From the Harry Ransom Center, the University of Texas at Austin. http://research.hrc.utexas.edu:8080/hrcxtf/view?docId=ead/00098.xml Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated Feb 26, 2008 One Life: Walt Whitman, a Kosmos
This exhibit about the poet Walt Whitman features a timeline of Whitman's life illustrated primarily with portraits of the poet. It also includes an introduction to the poet, an essay, audio excerpts from Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," audio of Whitman reading "America," and profiles of some of "Whitman's heirs" (such as jazz musician Charlie Parker and painter Jackson Pollock). From the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/whitman/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Poetry Last updated May 21, 2007 Pablo Neruda
Information about Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1971. Includes a brief biography, excerpts from his works, and links to related sites. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/279 Topics: Authors by Region, Notable People, Poetry Last updated May 25, 2005 Patchenobelia: From Archives of Kenneth Patchen @ UCSC
Website of an archive devoted to this American poet, author, and artist. Includes images of artwork and "painted poems," audio of Patchen reading his work, a list of Patchen's works, quotes, and a guide to the materials in the archive. From Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. http://library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/kenneth-patchen-archive-patchenobelia Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 12, 2009 Petrarch at 700
This exhibit of manuscripts and printed books from the libraries of the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University commemorates the 700th anniversary (2004) of poet Francesco Petrarca's birth. In addition to displaying beautiful books created from the 15th through the 19th centuries, the exhibit discusses Petrarch's contribution to poetry and the Italian language, the many attempts to censor his work, and the use of his poetry in music. http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/petrarch/ Topics: Authors by Region, Holidays and Observances Individually, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Poe Museum
A museum in Richmond, Virginia, devoted to the life and work of 19th century author Edgar Allan Poe. The site features a timeline, material about Poe's time in Richmond, samples from selected Poe works (such as "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"), and more. http://www.poemuseum.org Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Poetry Last updated Apr 27, 2006 Poe Revealed, 1809-2009
Website for Virginia's 2009 celebration of the 200th anniversary of the January 19, 1809, birth of Edgar Allan Poe. The "Teacher" and "Student" sections provide material introducing you to Poe's life and works, such as a timeline, details about his literary contributions (such as inventor of the detective story), discussion of Poe's writing techniques, animated version of "The Tell Tale Heart," and material about Poe's mysterious death. Also includes events listing and a blog. http://www.poe200th.com/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Poetry Last updated Jan 15, 2009 Poet at Work: Walt Whitman Notebooks 1850s-1860s
"This collection offers access to the four Walt Whitman Notebooks and a cardboard butterfly that disappeared from the Library of Congress in 1942. They were returned on February 24, 1995." Includes related essays about the location of the missing notebooks and the preservation of the notebooks, and a gallery showing the conservation process. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/whitman/ Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated Apr 4, 2006 Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky
This site includes an interview with the author, several of his poems (some with sound files), a list of his books, suggestions about writing poetry, brainstorming ideas, and a teacher's guide. Children have the opportunity to submit their poems for posting on the Scholastic Web site, which sponsors this resource. Prelutsky is a resident of Washington State. http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/jack_home.htm Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Poet's Corner
Read biographies of more than thirty well-reviewed poets, follow a timeline of events in poetry's history, and discover two dozen poems and the explanations behind them. You will also find a quiz based on the poets and their works and an annotated list of links to further resources. From the reference works publisher Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/poets/ Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated Dec 6, 2008 Poets.org: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Biography of English Romantic poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Includes a selected bibliography of her poetry (including love poems and her later work with political and social themes) and collections of letters, and annotated links to other websites about Browning and her husband, poet Robert Browning. From the American Academy of Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/152 Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Mar 7, 2006 Poets.org: Gertrude Stein
Material about Gertrude Stein, poet, prose author, and "a passionate advocate for the 'new' in art." Features a biographical introduction, poems from "Tender Buttons," information about Pablo Picasso's 1905 portrait of Stein, and an introduction to Modernism. Also includes links to works by other Modernist poets such as Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/315 Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Jan 23, 2008 poets.org: Walt Whitman
This presentation about poet Walt Whitman includes a biography, a selected bibliography, and the text of some of his poems. Also provides essays about and a reading guide to Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," descriptions of walking tours in New York City, and links to profiles of related poets. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/126 Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Poetry Last updated May 21, 2007 Profiles: Czeslaw Milosz
Biography of Polish poet, author, essayist, and Nobel prize winner Czeslaw Milosz. Includes a bibliography. Available in English and Polish. From the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, a Polish government cultural institution. http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/os_milosz_czeslaw Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Nov 16, 2004 Robert Burns
Website for Scotland's 2009 celebration of the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns' birth in January 1759. Features biographical background about the poet and Scottish cultural icon, two of his poems ("A Red, Red Rose" and "Auld Lang Syne"), and information about Burns' sites in Scotland. Also includes material about hosting a "Burns Supper" (with haggis and whiskey) and tourist resources. From the national tourism agency for Scotland. http://burns.visitscotland.com/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Dec 22, 2008 Robert Burns, 1759-1796
This site provides brief illustrated essays about the life of Scottish poet Robert Burns. It "is based on material by or relating to 'Scotland's Bard' which is held by the National Library of Scotland. ... Special features are pages giving highlights of the Library's significant resources -- whether original letters or poems (see Manuscripts page) or important books (see Books page)." Includes links to related sites. From the National Library of Scotland. http://www.nls.uk/burns/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Jan 16, 2007 Robert Penn Warren, 1905-1989
This site features information about Robert Penn Warren, "America's first poet laureate, the only person awarded Pulitzer Prizes for both poetry and fiction." It contains a biography, bibliographies, essays and critical materials, and related Web links. Also includes newsletters and other materials related to the Robert Penn Warren Circle, which "honors Warren's life and work." From the Center for Robert Penn Warren Studies at Western Kentucky University. http://www.robertpennwarren.com/ Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 18, 2004 The Swinburne Project
This site is "a searchable electronic edition of the works of [English Victorian poet and writer] Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909)." The project currently includes four volumes of Swinburne's poems, and selected items of prose. Browsable and searchable by word or phrase in a work, paragraph, stanza, or verse line. The site also features a brief chronology of Swinburne's life. http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/swinburne/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 The Tennyson Page
A timeline of the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson is included, as is a short bibliography of some critical works. The text and audio versions of many poems are included, even a short clip of Tennyson himself reading " Charge of the Light Brigade." From a professor at San Francisco State. http://charon.sfsu.edu/tennyson/tennyson.html Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Times Topics: Edgar Allan Poe
"News about Edgar Allan Poe, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times." Includes material back to the mid 1980s on topics related to Poe's final resting place, the Poe Cottage in New York, books with characters inspired by Poe, and more. Also includes links to related sites. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/edgar_allan_poe/index.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Poetry Last updated Jan 5, 2009 Treasures in Full: Caxton's Chaucer
This site contains images of "William Caxton's two editions of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales,' probably printed in 1476 and 1483." View images from the two editions separately or side by side. Site also includes background information about printer William Caxton, a timeline, a select bibliography, a brief glossary, and related links. From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/treasures/caxton/homepage.html Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place, Notable People, Poetry, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Technology Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Visible Language: Dante in Text & Image
"This exhibition celebrates the ways in which [the poet] Dante [Alighieri (1265-1321)] has been interpreted in text and image in the seven centuries of book production since the poet's death." Illustrated exhibition sections cover themes such as "a poet in exile" and "the cult of Dante." From Cambridge University Library. http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/exhibitions/Dante/index.html Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 17, 2009 The W. H. Auden Society
This Web site offers bibliographies of Auden's books and publications about Auden, lists of recordings of his readings and of operas with libretti by Auden, and archives of the Society's Newsletter . There are links to some of his poems and to other related Web sites. "News of publications and events of interest to Auden's readers...and brief scholarly and interpretive notes may also be found here." http://audensociety.org/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 W.H. Auden at Swarthmore, 1940-1972
Exhibit about British poet W.H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden's time at Swarthmore College, where he taught "from 1942 through 1945, but [where] his relationship with the college endured until his death in 1973." Highlights include a chart from Auden's Romanticism seminar, his call slips and reserve slips at the library, and transcripts from a question-and-answer session with a 1971 class. From Swarthmore College Library. http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/auden/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 17, 2009 The Walt Whitman Archive
A project to digitize all the editions of "Leaves of Grass" as well as Whitman's other poetry and prose. The site includes not only texts, but also facsimiles of his works, an audio recording "thought to be Whitman's voice reading four lines from the poem 'America'," photographs, biographical information, contemporary and current reviews of his works, and more. Searchable. "Affiliated with the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities." http://www.whitmanarchive.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 The Wilfred Owen Association
Considered one of the great war poets, few of Owen's war poems were published during his lifetime, but poet Siegfried Sassoon arranged for the publication of some of Owen's poems after his death; they are studied and admired for their strong themes today. This site includes the poems (with background and commentary), a chronology of his life, a virtual tour with photographs of important places in his short life, and links to other Web resources. http://www.wilfredowen.org.uk/home/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Women Poets of the Romantic Period, 1770-1839
Learn about works by women poets of the British Romantic period by using this bibliography of books held by the University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Includes a list of "more than 350 works by such writers as Anna Barbauld, Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson, Felicia Hemans, and numerous other authors, both well-known and more obscure." Entries include contents notes. Also provides links to related sites. http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/specialcollections/collections/women.htm Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 23, 2009 Yamada (Mitsuye) Papers
Poet Mitsuye Yamada was born Mitsuye May Yasutake in Japan; at the age of 3, she emigrated to the United States with her parents and grew up in Seattle. When World War II began she was relocated to the Minidoka Relocation Center in Hunt, Idaho. This site describes the collection of her papers at the Special Collections and Archives of the University of California, Irvine, libraries and provides a biography and chronology of her life. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf5d5nb2wc Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Aug 4, 2005 |
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