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Criticism & Interpretation
 Websites presented in alphabetical order aalbc.com: African American Literature Book Club 
 This site is a "source of critical reviews of books by and about African American Authors. ... The site features profiles of hundreds of published and unpublished authors and poets, book description and reviews, an online reading group, discussion boards, and much more. ... Not all authors on AALBC.com are African-American. However, all of the authors whose work appears on AALBC.com has been deemed significant to the African-American community." http://aalbc.com/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Communications, English Language, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Writing Last updated Jan 17, 2005 ArtsEdge Lesson Plan: The Poetics of Hip Hop
High school classroom materials focusing on the analysis of hip hop lyrics to "provide students with a greater understanding of rhythm, form, diction, and sound in poetry." Includes activities, readings, and links to related lesson plans and websites. From the National Arts and Education Network (ArtsEdge), a program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3656/ Topics: Musical Genres, Poetry Last updated Jan 24, 2006 Ben Jonson (1572-1637)
This site features information about the life and works of early 17th century playwright and poet Ben Jonson. Includes a biography, bibliography, the full-text of poems and plays, critical essays, and links to additional information about Jonson. From Luminarium. http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/jonson/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Performing Arts, Poetry, Writing Last updated Oct 5, 2004 Boston Review: A Political and Literary Forum
Progressive bimonthly journal of culture and politics featuring critical essays, movie and book reviews, short fiction, and poetry. Browsable archives as well as indices to poetry, fiction, film reviews, and articles about evolution. http://bostonreview.net/ Topics: Literature & Books, Magazines, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Critical Reading: A Guide
A guide for "analyzing literature, particularly poetry and fiction." For poetry, contains sections on genre, speaker, structure, setting, and imagery. For fiction, topics include plot, character, setting, figurative language, and world-view. Also includes information on writing an analytical essay. From an english literature professor. http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated May 29, 2005 Danteworlds
"[A]n integrated multimedia journey -- combining artistic images, textual commentary, and audio recordings -- through the three realms of the afterlife (Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise) presented in Dante's 'Divine Comedy.'" Find material about the nine circles of hell, the seven terraces of purgatory, the ten celestial heavens (including the seven planetary spheres), and other areas discussed in Dante's epic poem. From the University of Texas at Austin. http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 16, 2009 Darkness Visible: A Resource for Studying Milton's Paradise Lost
This website discusses the "challenging epic ['Paradise Lost'] with an accessibility that will enable those new to Milton to familiarize themselves with the poet, his work and his themes, but without ... shying away from more difficult ideas." Resources include "a plot summary, character descriptions, essays with suggestions for further reading, a biography of the poet, and a gallery of illustrations including some interactive images." From Christ's College at Cambridge University. http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/darknessvisible/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 23, 2009 Dickinson Electronic Archives
Visitors to this site can view original handwritten poems, letters, and other works by Emily Dickinson and some of her associates. Includes critical studies, resources for teachers, and links to related sites. Note: "contact the editors concerning access to restricted areas of these sites." http://www.emilydickinson.org/ Topics: Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Sep 28, 2004 The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Topics range from standard bibliographical references and biography to Poe's family tree, appearance, religion, finances, and death. The selection of Poe's work includes at least one version of every surviving poem and tale; essays, lectures, and literary criticism; and all known letters, including fakes. Poe's life in Baltimore is chronicled with links to many historic sites and images. Links to other Poe-related organizations and Web sites complete this impressive source. Unanswered questions about Poe? Nevermore! http://www.eapoe.org/ Topics: Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Apr 24, 2006 The Holy Grail
Presents interpretations of the Holy Grail by poets, writers, and artists. Provides the text of works such as Tennyson's "Sir Galahad," James Russell Lowell's "The Vision of Sir Launfal," and Jessie Weston's "Knights of King Arthur's Court." Also includes images by artists such as William Ernest Chapman, William Russell Flint, and Franz Stassen. Part of the Camelot Project of the University of Rochester. http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/grlmenu.htm Topics: Literature: Fiction, Poetry Last updated Jul 22, 2004 An Incomplete History of Slam: A Biography of an Evolving Poetry Movement
A discussion of the people, places, and events in the development and spread of slam poetry and slam poetry contests, from the beginning in Chicago in the 1970s. http://www.e-poets.net/library/slam/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Sep 17, 2002 Jorge Luis Borges: The Garden of Forking Paths
"Here you will find access to the garden planted by [Jorge Luis] Borges, the Argentine writer, poet and philosopher." Includes biographical information, bibliographies, reviews, interviews, criticism, and links to other resources on the author. Part of the Modern Word, a site dedicated to "twentieth century writers who have pushed the envelope of traditional narrative and structure." http://www.themodernword.com/borges/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated May 19, 2009 Kalevala: The Finnish National Epic
Background about this epic poem, "the first edition of ... [which] appeared in 1835, compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot on the basis of the epic folk poems he had collected in Finland and Karelia." The site provides an overview of the poem and discusses songs behind the Kalevala, Finnish culture at the beginning of the 19th century, and Kalevala in modern Finland. From Virtual Finland, produced by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=27015 Topics: Literature by Place, Poetry Last updated May 23, 2007 Literary Mama: A Literary Magazine for the Maternally Inclined
This "online literary magazine, features writing by mother writers about the complexities and many faces of motherhood. We publish fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, book reviews, columns, and profiles about mother writers." Also includes a blog. Searchable. http://www.literarymama.com Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Families, Literature & Books, Magazines, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Lunch Poems
Lunch Poems, a poetry reading series under the direction of Professor Robert Hass and held on the U.C. Berkeley campus, has "become the best-attended poetry series in the West of the U.S." The site contains audio and video of selected readings, and brief information about the poets. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://lunchpoems.berkeley.edu Topics: Poetry Last updated Aug 13, 2006 The Michael McClure Home Page
This page features an online Anthology of Poetry selected by the author, containing "poems from all his books of poetry up to 1999, and an excerpt from his play, The Beard ." Also includes articles about the poet. http://www.thing.net/~grist/l&d/mcclure/mcclure.htm Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Poetry Last updated Aug 1, 2002 Milton Reading Room
Provides "most of Milton's major poetry in English and some of his prose. Many, but not all of the works presented here have been fully annotated." The works provided include sonnets and Paradise Lost . There is a fine bibliography of Selected Criticism and links relating to biographical, chronological, and other historical perspectives of Milton. From the English Department at Dartmouth College. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literature & Books, Literature by Place, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Jun 19, 2002 The Paris Review: The DNA of Literature
An archive for hundreds of "Writers-at-Work" interviews "with poets, novelists, playwrights, essayists, critics, [and] musicians," previously published in the literary journal The Paris Review, starting in the 1950s. The interview archive debuted in fall 2004 with interviews from the 1950s; remaining decades are due to go online through mid-2005. Browsable by decade or name of author. http://www.theparisreview.org/literature.php Topics: Literature & Books, Magazines, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Writing Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools
Billy Collins, poet laureate of the United States, has compiled a list of poems that can be read aloud to students every day school is in session. Each poem, selected "with high school students in mind," has publishing and copyright information related to it. From the Library of Congress site. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Poetry Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Poetry Explications
Document about the poetry explication, which is "a relatively short analysis which describes the possible meanings and relationships of the words, images, and other small units that make up a poem. ... This handout reviews some of the important techniques of approaching and writing a poetry explication, and includes parts of two sample explications." From the Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/poetry-explication.html Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 17, 2009 Poetry Magic
This British site sponsored by a small electronic literary publisher, LitLangs, is clearly organized with headings under two main categories, beginning and advanced, addressing the interests of poetry fans or students as well as writers and teachers. Beginning topics include postmodernist poetry, finding a theme, word choice, and publishing. Advanced topics include literary criticism, poetry movements, and intellectual foundations. Each topic is approached in essay fashion with an introductory paragraph, followed by discussion and suggestions for further study or practice. The Poetry Online section contains audio files. American poets are well represented, and numerous links to poetry sites are very helpful. http://www.poetrymagic.co.uk/ Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Apr 11, 2001 Poetry Portal
This is a very comprehensive and informative collection of links about poetry online, events, courses, styles, and publishing. The site also covers "ezines, poetry sites, audio poetry, literary appreciation, criticism and reviews, poetry courses, workshops, conferences, book and trade news, literary chit-chat and trade news, plus sources to improve your own writing and get it published." http://www.poetry-portal.com/ Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated May 25, 2005 Poetry: Lesson Plans
This collection of lesson plans covers a wide variety of topics in poetry, such as epic poems, haiku, sonnets, modernist poetry, limericks and nonsense poems, writing poetry, metaphor and simile, line breaks in poems, and specific poets and works. A selection of annotated poetry links is available by navigating to the "Websites" tab. From EDSITEment, a website of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=4&subcategory=45 Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 17, 2009 PSI: Poetry Slam Inc.
Information, news, and links about poetry slams--events "in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience." Includes a FAQ with rules, definitions, and organizational tips; a directory of slam venues; a press section with a timeline and history of the slam movement; and a few links to other slam resources. http://www.poetryslam.com/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Sep 17, 2002 Representative Poetry Online (RPO)
An anthology of English poetry, from the early medieval period to the present, which includes thousands of poems by hundreds of authors. Works are indexed by poet, title, first and last lines, date, and keyword. Also includes a timeline, calendar of significant events (births, deaths, publications) in the history of poetry, glossary of poetic terms and forms, criticism by poets and readers, and bibliography. From the English Department at the University of Toronto. http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Apr 20, 2006 Robert Penn Warren, 1905-1989
This site features information about Robert Penn Warren, "America's first poet laureate, the only person awarded Pulitzer Prizes for both poetry and fiction." It contains a biography, bibliographies, essays and critical materials, and related Web links. Also includes newsletters and other materials related to the Robert Penn Warren Circle, which "honors Warren's life and work." From the Center for Robert Penn Warren Studies at Western Kentucky University. http://www.robertpennwarren.com/ Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 18, 2004 Saganet: Icelandic Medieval Literature
A database of manuscript and printed pages of Icelandic works published before 1901. "The material consists of the entire range of Icelandic family sagas ... [and] a very large portion of Germanic/Nordic mythology (the Eddas), the history of Norwegian kings, contemporary sagas and tales from the European age of chivalry. [Many] manuscripts contain Icelandic ballads, poetry or epigrams." Also in Icelandic. From The National and University Library of Iceland, Cornell University, and the Árni Magnússon Institute. http://www.sagnanet.is/ Topics: Literature & Books, Literature by Place, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jun 17, 2008 Sonnet Central
Created as a labor of love, for poetry lovers, this extensive collection of English language sonnets can be approached from different points: an alphabetical list of authors, by time period for sonnets from Great Britain, and by geographical area for everywhere else - including nineteenth and twentieth century American. There is also a timeline which places important sonnet writers, pictures, essays about the sonnet form, Dante Gabriel Rossetti's translation of Folgore di San Gimignano's Of the Months: Twelve Sonnets , criticism, a bibliography, and a listening room with RealAudio recordings. Most sonnets use modernized language. Searchable. http://www.sonnets.org/ Topics: Literature & Books, Poetry Last updated Dec 12, 2000 The Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Project
The site is devoted to this Mexican poet of the 1600s and provides searchable or browsable access to her complete works in three files: Plays, Poetry, and Prose. The site also includes a chronology; list of Sor Juana scholars; Exegeses (these critical interpretations are mostly in Spanish, but the one by Robert Graves is in English); and a bibliography of recent works and articles. Articles discussing the intellectual world of that time are also provided. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sorjuana/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Poetry Last updated Jun 11, 2002 SSSL: Bibliography: A Checklist of Scholarship on Southern Literature
"The SSSL: Bibliography is an annotated checklist of scholarship on writers (novelists, playwrights, poets, essayists, diarists) associated with the American South. There are over 1,000 writers currently in the checklist .... [which] represents thirty-five years of collection by the Bibliography Committee of the Society for the Study of Southern Literature." Searchable, or browse by time period, material by or about specific authors, or journal. From the College of Arts and Sciences, Mississippi State University. http://www.missq.msstate.edu/sssl/ Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, U.S. History By Place, Writing Last updated Dec 11, 2004 The Swinburne Project
This site is "a searchable electronic edition of the works of [English Victorian poet and writer] Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909)." The project currently includes four volumes of Swinburne's poems, and selected items of prose. Browsable and searchable by word or phrase in a work, paragraph, stanza, or verse line. The site also features a brief chronology of Swinburne's life. http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/swinburne/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 The Tennyson Page
A timeline of the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson is included, as is a short bibliography of some critical works. The text and audio versions of many poems are included, even a short clip of Tennyson himself reading " Charge of the Light Brigade." From a professor at San Francisco State. http://charon.sfsu.edu/tennyson/tennyson.html Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 The W. H. Auden Society
This Web site offers bibliographies of Auden's books and publications about Auden, lists of recordings of his readings and of operas with libretti by Auden, and archives of the Society's Newsletter . There are links to some of his poems and to other related Web sites. "News of publications and events of interest to Auden's readers...and brief scholarly and interpretive notes may also be found here." http://audensociety.org/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Writers on America
"In what sense do you see yourself as an American writer?" was asked of novelists, critics, historians, and poets: Elmaz Abinader, Julia Alvarez, Robert Olen Butler, Michael Chabon, Billy Collins, Robert Creeley, David Herbert Donald, Richard Ford, Linda Hogan, Mark Jacobs, Charles Johnson, Bharati Mukherjee, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Robert Pinskey. Their responses reflect America's diversity, struggle, laughter, sorrow, and democracy. From the Office of International Information Programs of the U.S. Department of State. http://www.america.gov/publications/books/writers_america.html Topics: Communications, English Language, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Writing Last updated Dec 21, 2008 Writing About Poetry
Tips for writing about poetry, which "can be one of the most demanding tasks that many students face in a literature class." Topics include reasons for writing about poetry, having a specific argument about the poems, what to write about (such as figures of speech and cultural context), and standard conventions for writing about poetry. From the Writing Lab and The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue, both of Purdue University. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/615/01/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 17, 2009 |
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