Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Poets
This site provides a searchable database of the biographies of more than 2500 contemporary and classic poets. Browse all poets, filter the list by state and schools & movements, or search by name.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: James Wright
Contains a brief biography of the Ohio poet James Wright. Also contains links to some of his works and related information.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Song of Myself, I, Ii, Vi & Lii" by Walt Whitman
This site provides the text to Walt Whitman's Song of Myself, I, II, VI & LII, a brief biography of Walt Whitman, and links to some of Whitman's other poems.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Shel Silverstein
This webpage focuses on Shel Silverstein, cartoonist, poet, playwrite. It provides biographical information about Silverstein, a list of his works, and links to two of his poems.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Louise Gluck
A biography of Louise Gluck, an American poet. She was at one time the official Poet Laureate of the United States. Includes a profile, interview and photo gallery.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Tracy K. Smith
A short biography of Tracy K. Smith, the 2017 U.S. Poet Laureate. Includes links to her poems and a video of Tracy K. Smith reading some of her poems. [5:30]
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This Bibliomania.com site a biography of the 19th century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). Discusses his parents, early youth, education, literary ambitions, years of travel and study, Harvard tenure, love for...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Miguel Hernandez
A brief biography on Spanish poet Miguel Hernandez that discusses both his personal life and literary career.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Andrew Marvell
A biography of 17th century British poet, Andrew Marvell, with the texts of three of his works. Included is his most famous poem, "To His Coy Mistress."
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Wallace Stevens
Resource offers a short biography of Stevens, a selected bibliography of his works, e-texts of eight poems, information about Stevens' role in Modernism, and links to related sites.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Ezra Pound
Poet and mentor Ezra Pound is the focus of this brief biography highlighting his works and energy for new artistic movements of the early twentieth century. Click on "Ezra Pound Activities" for related materials.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Elizabeth Bishop (1911 1979)
Read a biography of Elizabeth Bishop, an important poet of the twentieth century.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Reading Guide to Langston Hughes
This guide discusses Langston Hughes's body of poetry, as well as briefly analyzing characteristics in several individual poems. The site also offers an interview with writer Afaa Weaver regarding Hughes's works, discussion questions, a...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Anne Bradstreet
Selected poems from the "Tenth Muse" as well as a brief biography and suggestions for further reading are offered here.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Donald Hall
Includes information on the life and career of the esteemed poet Donald Hall. Also presents a selected bibliography of his poems and prose.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Dorothy Parker
This site contains a list of poems by Dorothy Parker, all which are linked to the text of each.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Maya Angelou
Read a biography of African-American writer Maya Angelou, a woman whose career has inspired and affected millions of people.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Jean Toomer
This is a brief biography of Jean Toomer, an African American author of poetry and short stories, published in many magazines in the early twentieth century. Click on "Jean Toomer Activities" for related materials.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Oliver Wendell Holmes Biography
Ths Bibliomania site provides a biography of the 19th century American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894). Discusses his ancestry, childhood, education, and career in medicine and literature. Includes analyses of his works and a...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: T. S. Eliot
Nobel Prize winner, T. S. Eliot is presented in this brief biography highlighting his life and literary contributions to modernist poetry. See "T. S. Eliot Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Native Voices: Louise Erdrich
This passage highlights the contributions of poet Louise Erdrich to the literary world. Access recordings, photos and classroom activities through the tab "Louise Erdrich Activities."
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Phillis Wheatley
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a brief biography of Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784 CE), the first African-American to have a book of poetry published.
City University of New York
Cuny: Dorothy Parker Rothschild
This biography of 20th century poet Dorothy Parker discusses the many tragedies that impacted her life and the wit that made her writing famous.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Claude Mc Kay
A biography and analysis of the life of the famous author, as well as literary criticism as well as online poems, letters and a bibliography. Includes many quotes and his poetry.