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Databases for Poetry Research

Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
A Literary full-text database of books, literary encyclopedias and reference titles, and literary journals covering all genres and timeframes. A good tool for researching an author or an author's work.
Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
Literature Criticism Online is designed to provide easy access to excerpts from criticism of the works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, Scriptwriters, & Other Creative Writers.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations dating back to 1963 for research in all aspects of modern languages and literature.
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive coverage of American literary history from the 1600s to the present day. Includes individual authors and detailed histories of particular themes, movements and genres.
Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive coverage of literature covering the entire history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Includes individual authors and detailed histories of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
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Full text scholarly journal database covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, and other social sciences.

Websites

Gale Cengage Literary Index
Author search: Find which Gale literature series include entries on an author.
Title search: Search for the title of a literary work to see who wrote it and/or where it's discussed in Gale's literature criticism series.
JSTOR
Free access to public domain articles and ebooks. By registering for a MyJSTOR account, you can also read three articles every two weeks from JSTOR subscription service databases.
Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.
Purdue OWL - Writing in Literature
These resources will help you write about literature and poetry. This section contains resources on literary terms, literary theory and schools of criticism, as well as resources on writing book reviews.
Representative Poetry Online
Representative Poetry Online, edition 6.0, is a web anthology of 4,800 poems in English and French by over 700 poets spanning 1400 years.
Shmoop Learning Guides - Poetry
Educational materials to help students understand a variety of topics. Includes Literature, Literary Criticism, Shakespeare, and more.

Library Catalog

Ebook Search

Book Search Tips

Sample searches for books about poetry:

African Americans -- Poetry

American Poetry -- 20th century

To BROWSE shelves, look in these LC call number ranges:

PN 6099-6110 (Collections of poetry)

PR 1173-1227 (Collections of English poetry)

PS 583-616 (Collections of American poetry)

Books for Poetry Research

The Essential Poet's Glossary by Edward Hirsch
Call number: PN1021 .H567
Publication Date: 2017
How a Poem Moves by Adam Sol
Call number: PN1042 .S66
Publication Date: 2019
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics by Roland Greene (Editor-In-Chief)
Call number: PN1021 .N39
Publication date: 2012

Reference Sources for Poetry Research

Critical Survey of Poetry, English Language Series by Frank N. Magill (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. PR502.C85
Publication Date: 1982

Look for these GALE publications in the reference section at the Todd Library, Sugar Grove:

Contemporary Literary Criticism PN771.C59 (also available online in the Literature Criticism Online database)
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism PN771.G27 (also available online 2016-present in the Literature Criticism Online database)
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism PN761.N56 (also available online 2016-present in the Literature Criticism Online database)
Poetry Criticism PN1010.P499
Poetry for Students PN1101.P64
Dictionary of Literary Biography PN451.D5