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Poetry Resources
You will be looking for two types of information as you work your way through the three assignments in the poetry portfolio;
1. the original poems of the poet you choose (found in poetry collections, databases and sometimes on the web)
2. critical essays, books and/or articles about the poems you choose. You might want to read some biographical essays about your poet, but this is not what is required to complete the literary analysis section of your portfolio! You will need to know what the critics say about the poems you choose.
Each of you will find the information you need in different sources, depending upon the poet you choose. Don't worry, you can do this! If you need a refresher on the library resources, ask Mrs. Rickert-Wilbur.
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”
From the library menu select “Online Resources”
Bio-critical Essays
Twayne Writer's Series -for bio-critical essays
Scribner Writer's Series-for bio-critical essays
Periodical Databases for locating literary criticism
From the library menu select “Online Resources”
Literature Criticism Online (This database contains mostly excerpts of critical essays and articles).
Print Resources for locating Literary Criticism
The index to each Gale set is in the most current volume on the shelf. An 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
* Contemprary Literary Criticism (CLC) REF 809C
* Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism (NCLC) REF 809N
* Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) REF 809T
*Critical Survey of Poetry REF 809.1C
World Poets REF 809.1W
From the library menu select “A-Z Recommended Websites”
Then select “Poetry” from the alphabetical index.
Internet Subject Guides
Internet Public Library-OnlineLiterary Criticism Guide
NoodleTools : MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian Bibliography Composer ...
NoodleBib: MLA and APA bibliography composer with notecards
Research and Documentation Online (Bedford St. Martins) A unique feature of this site is the inclusion of a sample paper with bibliography for each citation style.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide - The OWL at Purdue
MLA Style-Includes examples of citing the Gale Literature Series (CLC, TCLC, NCLC, BLC) This is particularly helpful for 10th grade English.
* 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
