Library of Congress
Loc: Presidents as Poets: John Quincy Adams
Insight into the life of President John Quincy Adams as a reader and writer of poetry. Includes quotes from some of his poems.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Sandra Cisneros
This biography of author Sandra Cisneros lists her books and awards and includes related links.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Mina Loy
A brief biographical overview of Mina Loy including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Loy is also provided.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: A Brief Guide to the Beat Poets
Contains a brief explanation of the Beat poetry movement. Also includes a short excerpt from Allen Ginsberg's "Howl."
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Judith Viorst
A brief biographical overview of Judith Viorst including information about her life, poetry, and children's stories.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Imagism
Contains a brief explanation of the Imagist school of poetry. Also includes a copy of Ezra Pound's "In a Station of the Metro" and the three tenets of Imagism as defined by Pound.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
This is Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay." A short biography of Robert Frost is also included.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Arthur Rimbaud
A brief biographical overview of Arthur Rimbaud including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Rimbaud is also provided.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Bob Kaufman
A brief biographical overview of Bob Kaufman including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Kaufman is also provided.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Ben Jonson
A brief biographical overview of Ben Jonson including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Jonson is also provided.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Alfred Noyes
A brief biographical overview of Alfred Noyes including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Noyes is also provided.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Octavio Paz
A brief biographical overview of Octavio Paz including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Paz is also provided.
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: A Brief Guide to Confessional Poetry
Concise explanation of the term "confessional poetry." It's mainly a discussion of the poetic movement of the 1950s and 60s, and it also includes example passages by Sylvia Plath and John Berryman.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Edward Lear
Resource provides a brief biographical overview of Edward Lear including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Lear is also provided.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thyer
Full text of Thayer's "Casey at the Bat."
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 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: 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.
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Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...
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