Poetry
Here are some web sites hand selected by Mrs. Croell:
http://www.americanpoems.com/
The American Poems web site. A great resource for biographical information on many different poets.
http://www.bartleby.com/authors/
Bartleby is a noted resource for quotations. This page provides biographical information on many authors, including poets.
http://capa.conncoll.edu//
This is the Contemporary American Poetry Archive. It is a resource for poetry, not for biographical information on poets.
http://www.bartleby.com/people/Poe-Edga.html
This is the Bartleby web site's information on Edgar Allen Poe.
http://www.poetseers.org/early_american_poets
This page is dedicated to American Poets. There are poems and biographical information on American Poets.
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/haikuharry.html
This page is about Japanese Haiku, an old form of poetry from Japan.
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
This is the Library of Congress's link to poetry. Pay attention to the links underneath the title to get to a great deal of information about poems and poetry.
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/
This is an online journal and multimedia companion to Anthology of Modern American Poetry. The Poets link will take you to biographical information to many different poets.
http://www.poets.org/
This page is provided by The Academy of American Poets. You can search for a poet in the upper left search box, or for a poem.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
This is a site Scholastic Books provides on authors. Look for the appropriate buttons to find information on authors. It is a commercial web site so they do want to sell you things. Be aware.
http://www.poetrytodayonline.com/
This is Poetry Today Online. It is a resource for poets. You may search for information on poets and poetry from the search bar at the top of the page.
http://www.poetry-archive.com/
This site is a great resource for information on many different poets and their poems.
http://www.libraryspot.com/features/webofpoetry.htm
The Web of Poetry. This site has all kinds of information on poetry and poets. You need to pay attention to the many links and select the appropriate one.
Any additional sites that you find especially helpful,
turn them into the media specialist for addition to this page.
or send to john.shortridge@bvsd.k12.co.us