Poetry Resources
We have a variety of databases that allow you to search for journal articles across many scholarly publications at once.
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Arts and Humanities Through the ErasA comprehensive source that profiles movements and milestones in literature, music, religion and the arts from specific time periods.
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Bloom's Literary Reference OnlineContains critical analyses and interpretations of literary works in the various series edited by the literary scholar, Harold Bloom.
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Contemporary PoetsConcise discussions of the lives and principal works of contemporary poets from around the world.
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Full text Poems from Bloom's LiteratureTexts of thousands of poems by hundreds of important poets.
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Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American LiteratureComprehensive new set that places American authors and their principal works in historical and cultural context.
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Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World LiteratureComprehensive new set that places Non-American authors and their principal works in historical and cultural context.
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Gale LiteratureSearches literature databases, including Literature Resource Center, Literature Criticism Online, Twayne's Authors Online, Books and Authors, and Literature eBooks (from Gale Virtual Reference Library).
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Humanities Full TextProvides articles, interviews, bibliographies, obituaries, and original works of fiction, drama, poetry and reviews of books, ballets, dance, motion pictures, musicals, radio and television programs, plays, operas, and more.
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Introduction to Literary Context: World LiteratureDesigned to introduce great works of literature placing them in historical, societal, scientific and religious contexts.
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Literary Reference CenterContains background information on authors, as well critical analyses of individual literary works. Also includes the Masterplots series and "Critical Insights" volumes.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of American LiteratureExcellent coverage of authors, literary works, topics, and themes.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's LiteratureThe standard reference work for all aspects of children's literature from around the world.
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The Academy of American PoetsSponsored by the Academy of American Poets, a non-profit organization, this site maintains one of the liveliest and most comprehensive poetry sites to foster the appreciation of contemporary American poetry.
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Poetry for StudentsFeatures discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form and construction.
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Writers' Biography in ContextSelect "Writers" from the topics drop down. Biographical entries for a wide variety of authors.
