Research Guides: Literature: Poetry

Poem of the Day

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman; Oprah Winfrey (Foreword by)
Call Number: Circulating Collection PS3607.O59774 H55 2021
Publication Date: 2021-03-30

Academy of American Poets | Poets.org
An excellent collection of over 500 poet biographies, 1,400 poems and 100 audio clips.
Poetry and Literature from the Library of Congress
Information on the life and work of each poet who has been designated Poet Laureate from 1986 to the present, and for earlier years (1935-1985), when the position was called Consultant in Poetry.
Poetry Everywhere
Watch poetry videos with Garrison Keillor, check our their animated poetry videos too.
Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.
Poetry Society of America
Their mission is to build a larger and more diverse audience for poetry.
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Full text of every sonnet, with descriptive commentary providing explanations of difficult and unfamiliar words and phrases.
Verses from Barleby.com
With tens of thousands of poems by thousands of authors, Bartleby.com offers one of the largest and oldest free full-text collections of verse on the web.

Sleeping on the Wing by Kenneth Koch; Kate Farrell; Kenneth Koch
Call Number: PN1042 .K55 1982
ISBN: 9780394743646
Publication Date: 1982-02-12
This book is specifically for high school students, though it is useful to college students and anyone interested in the art and craft of poetry. Koch and Farrell, experienced teachers as well as poets, write about poetry in such a way that students will find it accessible and interesting. The book includes selections of poetry by twenty-three poets, among them Dickinson, Hopkins, Pound, Williams and Eliot, as well as Ginsberg, O'Hara, Baraka and Ashbery. There is also the translated work of such modern European poets such as Lorca, Rilke, Rimbaud, Apollinaire and Mayakowsky.