Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg
Contains an audio recording and full text of the poem "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "La Figlia Che Piange" (Audio Only) by T. S. Eliot
Contains an audio recording of the poem "La Figlia Che Piange" by T. S. Eliot.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "To Elsie" by William Carlos Williams
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "To Elsie" by William Carlos Williams.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Romanticism
Concise explanation of the term "Romanticism," largely as it applies to poetry. It discusses the movement's origins and some of its major features.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: A Brief Guide to the Harlem Renaissance
Concise explanation of the term "Harlem Renaissance," largely as it applies to poetry. It discusses the movement's origins and some of its major figures.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Concrete Poetry
Concise explanation of the term "concrete poetry." It's mainly a discussion of the 1960s poetic movement, but it also includes the history of the term before and after.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Modernism
Concise explanation of modernism as it applies to literature. It's mainly a discussion of the poetic movement of the early twentieth century, and it discusses many of the important figures of the era.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Gary Snyder
This site offers a short biography with a photo. It also has the text to FOUR POEMS FOR ROBIN and HAY FOR THE HORSES.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Maggie and Milly and Molly and May" by E. E. Cummings
This is the poem "maggie and milly and molly and may" by E. E. Cummings.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Robert Penn Warren
Discover the American poet Robert Penn Warren, recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes for his poems and plays. This profile features the poem "Lullaby: Smile in Sleep."