Evans Library: ENG104-Hymowech: Poetry Research

Poetry Project Sources

Poets & Poems
Scholarly Poet(ry) Articles
Poet(ry) Groups & Movements
Reading Poems
Literary Criticism & Elements of Poetry

The three links below are great places to start exploring and discovering the world of poetry. Found a poet you like? Get the full story - see if the Evans Library has poetry books written by your poet.

Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world
Academic Search Complete
One of our general databases. It is both authoritative and comprehensive.
Humanities Source
Designed to meet the needs of students, researchers & educators interested in all aspects of the humanities. The collection includes full text for more than 1,400 journals, with citations to over 3.5 million articles, including book reviews.

Search Everything
Search all the databases above plus everything else in the Evans Library. Remember - focus your search!

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics by Roland Greene (Editor-In-Chief); Stephen Cushman (Editor); Clare Cavanagh (Editor); Jahan Ramazani (Editor); Paul Rouzer (Editor)
Call Number: eBook, click to access
ISBN: 9781400841424
Publication Date: 2012-08-26

The Poetry Handbook by John Lennard
Call Number: eBook, click to access
ISBN: 9780191532733
Publication Date: 2006-01-01

Reading Poems - Closely
From Purdue's online writing lab (OWL), " By learning how to close read a poem you can significantly increase both your understanding and enjoyment of the poem. You may also increase your ability to write convincingly about the poem."
Reading Poems - More Closely
A PowerPoint tutorial from Purdue's online writing lab (OWL) that encapsulates the basic elements of closely reading poems.

Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism
"A very basic way of thinking about literary theory is that these ideas act as different lenses critics use to view and talk about art, literature, and even culture."
Schmoop - Literary Theory, Movements & Critics
Popular site that explains these ideas in easier to understand language than some of the other sites.
Glossary of Poetic Terms
From Poetry Foundation
Writing (or Presenting) About Poertry
This section, from Purdue's online writing lab (OWL), offers answers to some common questions about writing [or presenting] about poetry.
Image in Poetry
Why does a poem look like that? How does the look of a poem impact an understanding of the poem?
Images and Their Use
What does a poem sound like? Why does a poem sound like that? Why is sound important in poetry?