Poetry+Pathfinder



Poetry Pathfinder //"For poems are not, as people think, simply emotions (one has emotions early enough)—they are experiences."// //—Rainer Maria Rilke// =Circulating Books=

Books on poetry are located in the 800 section. You can locate a book by typing in the name of your poem or poet into the online [|catalog]. Here is a general idea of where you may locate books on your poem:
 * 808.1.....General Poetry Collections
 * 811........Individual American Poets
 * 811.54...Criticism of American Poets
 * 821........English Poetry

=Reference Books= The following books are located in the reference section.
 * R808.1 DEU .....//Poetry Handbook: A dictionary of Terms//
 * R809.1 Gale .....//Poetry Criticism//
 * R809.1 GRE ....//Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry//
 * R809.1 MAS ....//Masterplots II Poetry Series//
 * R809.1 Poetry ..//Poetry for Students//
 * R809.1 Critical..//Critical Survey of Poetry//
 * R809.1 World... //World Poets//
 * R821.9 Poets... //Poets American & British//
 * R821.9 CON.....//Contemporary Poets//
 * R821.91 HAM...//Oxford Companion to 20th Century Poetry//

=//Databases//=


 * Biography in Context: Provides an overview of the poet's life and various articles on the poet.
 * Biography Reference Center: Biographical information on famous people.
 * Bloom's Literary Reference Center: Extensive collection of biographies, overviews, and criticisms.
 * Literary Reference Center: Provides articles on Poets and their works. Trial database.
 * Contemporary Literary Criticism: Part of the Gale Resources. Provides literary criticism articles for the authors' works.
 * Gale Virtual Reference Library: Collection of reference e-books.
 * Literature Resource Center: Provides literary works, overviews and criticisms
 * Literature Resources from Gale: Research authors, literary movements and genres
 * Literary Reference Center: Provides information on authors and their works.
 * Scribner's Writers Online: Literary e-book collection
 * Twayne's Author's Series: Provides essays on the poet's works.

=Web Portals=
 * Smoop Poetry
 * Poets' Corner
 * Library of Congress Poetry Center
 * Bartleby Verse: Seach for American and English poetry
 * Favorite Poem Project: Americans saying their favorite poem
 * Poets.org: Academy of American Poets
 * BBC Poetry: Poems to Watch and Hear
 * The Poetry Foundations
 * Poetry Archive: Hear poets reading their work
 * Poet Links
 * American Verse Project: Searchable collection of poetry created by the University of Michigan