Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: National Poetry Month: 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month
Explore this in-depth collection of ideas for celebrating National Poetry Month.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Sylvia Plath
This web page provides a brief biography on Sylvia Plath with a photograph included.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Richard Wilbur
Read a short biography of Richard Wilbur. Read his poem "The Prisoner of Zenda." Read two other poems: "Advice to a Prophet" and "The Writer." Two other web links are given.
Other
New Criterion: "A Craving for Reality: t.s.eliot Today" by Roger Kimball
This 1999 New Criterion essay examines the decline of Eliot's stature in academia and the culture in general due in part to the writings of Cynthia Ozick, Harold Bloom, and Eliot's biographers.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: The Hall of Arts
Learn about the lives of famous people in the arts who exemplify what it means to live a meaningful life and achieve your goals.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library: Alfred Lord Tennyson Works
This site provides links to 4 pieces of work of Alfred Lord Tennyson's: "Enoch Arden.." poetry collection, "Idylls of the King," "The Lady of Shalott" with Pre-Raphaelite paintings, and "The Princess: A Medley" with an excellent...
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of seven of Edward Fitzgerald's works.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1952
This website from The Nobel Foundation features a comprehensive presentation of Mauriac, including biography, photo, and speeches.
Other
Wright State University: Digital Text: Paul Laurence Dunbar
Outstanding digital text collection. Begins with a biographical sketch and then gives numerous links to the works of Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Other
The Randall Jarrell Collection at Uncg
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro gives the reader a pictorial biography of Jarrell. The reader will find audio materials and manuscripts of Jarrell's, plus some of his criticism. This is an extensive collection.
Other
Scholastic News: Week of 5 26 14: Maya Angelou: Remembering a Life of Brilliance
Poet Maya Angelou, who passed away this week, was also a civil rights activist. Learn about the work she did, and why it was so important to her and many others.
BBC
Bbc News: Week of 5 26 14: Obituary: Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was not only a poet but also many other things including a teacher, civil rights activist, abuse survivor, mother and dancer. Learn about her remarkable life and why her work is so significant to many people.
New York Times
New York Times: Books: Criticism and the Age
Read Brooke Allen who, on the New York Times on the Web, reviews a book on Randall Jarrell and a book of essays by Randall Jarrell. Read some Jarrell quotes.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Randall Jarrell 1914 1965
A wonderful source on Randall Jarrell. There is an extensive biography, plus excerpts of letters Jarrell wrote about army life during WWII. Critics discuss Jarrell's following works: "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner", "2nd Air...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Richard Wilbur
Read Richard Wilbur's biography and several commentaries about him.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1948: Thomas Stearns Eliot
This Nobel Prize site provides hyperlinks (on the far right) to the press release announcing the award to T.S. Eliot (1888-1965 CE), a short biography of his life, the introduction of Eliot to the Academy, and Eliot's acceptance speech....
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Octavio Paz Biographical
Read about the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature, Octavio Paz. This Nobel E-Museum website includes a biography, poetry, Paz's Nobel lecture entitled "In Search of the Present," and many other resources.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Rita Dove
This site focuses on Dove's poem "Parsley". It contains several interviews and articles about Dove and "Parsley". The text of the poem is not, however, available on this page.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: "Hymen" by h.d.
Complete text of this 1921 work is available here from Celebration of Women Writers.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Biographical profile of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, the first African American woman to publish a short story and also an influential abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Maya Angelou
Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author. She is best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.
Cengage Learning
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Classroom Issues and Strategies
Provides lesson ideas for investigating the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. It includes ideas on form, style, artistic appeal, comparison and contrast. There are also questions about the text provided.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Michelangelo
Ibiblio WebMuseum offers a detailed biography of Michelangelo and links to some of his famous paintings including The Sistine Chapel.
Cengage Learning
Studying Francis Ellen Watkins Harper
This Houghton Mifflin site prepared by Elizabeth Ammons is a study site about Francis Ellen Watkins Harper, the 19th century African American author.