University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Sherman Alexie
A useful collection of information on Alexie and by Alexie, covering both biography and his work, this site includes excerpts from interviews as well.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Robert Penn Warren
This site offers excerpts from interview with Warren about a reunion at Vanderbilt in 1956, on his writings and values, on HAWKS, on rhythm in prose. There is also a review of HEARTS OF AUTUMN. This site also has a photo of Warren.
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Leslie Marmon Silko
Leslie Marmon Silko is highlighted on a site titled "distinguished women of past and present." Presents a brief biographical sketch of Leslie Marmon Silko and a description of her career as a writer. Related links provided.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Thomas Campion
Extensive, detailed biography of Thomas Campion from the "Cambridge History of English and American Literature."
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: John Donne: His Life
This site contains the full text of "John Donne: His Life," as it appears in "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature." Comprehensive biography of Donne.
Other
Mississippi Writers Page: Margaret Walker Alexander
The University of Mississippi lauds its native Margaret Walker Alexander. Included are biographical information, an extensive bibliography of her works and those written about her, and a link to the Margaret Walker Alexander National...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Leslie Marmon Silko
This site features links to lesson plans and activities for the book "Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko. Come and explore the world of this amazing author.
Other
Transcendentalists.com: Walt Whitman
An informative site for learning about the Walt Whitman and the other Transcendentalists. Includes links to biographical information, portraits of Whitman, selected works, and critical interpretations.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Scientific American: Allen Ginsberg
A biography of Allen Ginsberg, a leading poet and driving force of the Beat generation.
African American Literature Book Club
African American Literature Book Club: Paul Laurence Dunbar
This site focuses on Paul Laurence Dunbar including a biography that includes a poem in dialect "Negro Love Song" illustrating how well the author used this format. It also includes links to eight of his books.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Henry W Longfellow's Youth
Detailed biographical information about Longfellow's youth and early education. Discusses the influence of his native Maine. Describes Longfellow's first publication, at the age of 13, in a local newspaper.
Other
Gary Snyder: Lengthy Biography, Quotes, Bibliography
This site offers a very long biography, several quotes from Snyder, and many quotes from other writers regarding Gary Snyder. It also has a bibliography.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Robert Frost
Robert Frost is featured in this brief biography which identifies Frost as a popular modernist poet who drew on the rugged life and values in rural New England. Click on "Robert Frost Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: The Search for Identity: Alice Walker
Alice Walker is highlighted in this brief biography for her acclaimed contributions to literature, relating the struggles and triumphs of African Americans throughout history. Click on "Alice Walker Activities" for related materials.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath is featured in this brief biography for her writings which focused on her views of feminism. See "Sylvia Plath Activities" for related materials.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits: Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens is featured in this succinct biography for his modernistic poetry which draws upon his theory regarding the importance of perception. See "Wallace Stevens Activities" for related resources.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Anne Bradstreet
Basic biographical information about Anne Bradstreet, one of the first poets to write English verse in the American colonies. Content includes two of her poems: "The Prologue" and "To My Dear and Loving Husband."
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Joy Harjo
Read a biography of Joy Harjo and click on links to her poems and other information about the author.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Dorothy Parker
This site offers an organized collection of biographical information on Dorothy Parker.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Gwendolyn Brooks
A rich resource, this site offers biographical, critical and historical information related to Brooks and her work.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Edgar Allan Poe
Provides a biography of Edgar Allan Poe, one of "the greatest and unhappiest of American poets, master of the horror tale, patron saint to the practitioners of the detective story."
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Emily Dickinson
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE), an author widely acclaimed as one of America's greatest poets. Though she wrote nearly 2,000 poems, only a few were printed during her lifetime, and those...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Emily Dickinson
Web English Teacher provides links to information and resources on the 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson. Included are lesson plans, biographical information, critical analyses, and the texts of hundreds of Dickinson's poems....
Other
Encyclopedia.com: N. Scott Momaday, 1934
This is a biography of the novelist and poet N. Scott Momaday. It includes a list of his works and awards including the Pulitzer.