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Poetry Resources
From library menu select “Online Catalogs” and "Edith Hamilton Library"
For collections of poetry select either “author” or “power search”
For books about a poet or his work select “subject” or “power search”
E-Reference Sources
From the library menu select “Online Resources”
Twayne Writer's Series (select InfoTrac)-for bio-critical essays
Scribner's (select InfoTrac)-for bio-critical essays
Litfinder-for locating full text of poems
Periodical Databases for locating literary criticism
From the library menu select “Online Resources”
Print Resources for locating Literary Criticism
The index to each Gale set is in the most current volume on the shelf. An electronic index to all of the Gale sets is available at Http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex
* Poetry Criticism (PC) REF 809.1P
* Black Literature Criticism (BLC) REF 809.8896 B- Excerpts of criticism for the most significant works of Black authors over the past 200 years.
* Contemprary Literary Criticism (CLC) REF 809C- Excerpts of criticism for works of living authors (novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers) and those who died after Dec. 31, 1959.
* Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism (NCLC) REF 809N- Excerpts of criticism for authors who died between 1800 and 1899.
* Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) REF 809T- Excerpts of criticism of authors who died between 1900 and 1959.
*Critical Survey of Poetry REF 809.1C This 8-volume set presents an essay on each poet included. Each essay contains essential information that includes: Principal poetry, Other Literary forms, Achievements, Biography, Analysis, and Bibliography. An excellent introduction to poetry criticism. The index at the end of the eighth volume is very useful.
World Poets REF 809.1W World Poets offers 107 biocritical essays covering poets widely read in the English language, including English speakers and poets translated into English.
From the library menu select “A-Z Recommended Websites”
Then select “Poetry” from the alphabetical index.
Internet Subject Guides
Library Spot.com http://www.LibrarySpot.com
Literary Resources on the Net - http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
* These sets generally include reprinted excerpts of articles from journals. There is an index to all five sets online -Http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex
