Poetry Resources

Database Survey

As you complete your research, please make sure to keep track of where you found your information. After you complete your research, please complete this form. Ms. Stivers will give you extra credit for appropriate feedback.

Subscription Database

Go to eLibrary Curriculum, enter the user name and password, and then click on "ProQuest Learning: Literature." Do a reference search or listen to one of the many "Poets on Screen." Excellent for researching specific poets.

Trial Databases

The username is smmusd. The password is resources.

The username is smmusd. The password is smmusd.

If the above link takes you to a page asking for Account# and ZIP, please copy and paste the URL into your browser address bar.

Poetry Resources on the Web

The Poetry Archive
Allows you to search by poetic form, terms, poets, poems, and themes.
Shadow Poetry
Background information on different forms of poetry.
AHA! Poetry
Focuses on haiku and other short forms such as tanka, ghazaal and cinquain.
Middle School Poetry
A simple site maintained by a teacher. Contains brief definitions and links.
Glossary of Poetic Terms
Department of English, University of Toronto
American Verse Project
Public domain poetry from American poets before 1920. Includes works from Benet, Dickinson, Dunbar, Emerson, H.D., James Weldon Johnson, Lazerus, Lindsay, Lowell, Masters, Robinson, Sandburg, Wheatley and many others.
Sonnets.Org
Information about sonnets, both Italian and English.
Types of Poetry
Explanations and examples of different forms of poetry.

Searching the Web for Additional Sites

Find additional web sites using IPL2 - Information You Can Trust. This is a subject directory that includes reliable web sites. Unlike Google, you won't find thousands of sites. However, the sites you do find have been reviewed and approved by librarians!

Library Books

You'll find many books about poetry in the library. Many contain poems by one author and others are anthologies. Also, don't forget to check out the World Book Encyclopedia. The encyclopedia is a great starting place! Books may be kept on reserve.

Bibliography

BibMe
This site lets you enter the URL (website address) or book information, and then automatically generates the bibliographic information!
Bibliography Format
This page from Key Middle School gives the correct format for works cited page.
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