POETS & POETRY


1. What key words will help me to find information about this topic?

American Poetry, English Poetry, other countries

Poets

Specific poets' names

Also use AUTHOR search to find books of poetry by a specific author

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 2. Where can these books be found in the library?

Adult Stacks

Youth Services Stacks

811

J 811

821

J 821

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3. What reference books can I use to research this topic?

Poetry Handbook: A Dictionary of Terms  R 808.101 DEU

New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry & Poetics   R 808.103 NEW 

Critical Survey of Poetry  R 809.1 CRI                        

Contemporary Authors  R 810.9 CON                       

Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography   R 810.9 CON 

Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography   R 820.9 CON  

Oxford Companion to 20th Century Poetry   R 821.9109 OXF 

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4. Where can I find magazine and newspaper articles about this topic?

Williamsburg Regional Library Databases
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/databases/dblink.html

NewsWeb (online newspapers)
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/links/newsweb.html

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
 051 REA Reference Index Table  

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5. What are some good Internet sites about this topic?

Academy of American Poets  
http://www.poets.org/

Favorite Poem Project   
http://www.favoritepoem.org/

Lyrical Lessons Online  
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/spotlight.htm

Modern American Poetry  
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/

Poetry Society of America 

http://www.poetrysociety.org 

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6. Where can I go to find more information about this topic?

Student Contact Book: How to Find Low-Cost, Expert  
Information  on Today's Issues  R 061.3 STU  

Encyclopedia of Associations (at Reference Desk) 
R 061.3 ENC 

Swem Library - College of William & Mary

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