English Language & Literature

Resources for conducting literary research on English & American Literatures.

Poetry -- quick starts

Reference Shelf

Poetry Foundation's Glossary of Poetic Terms
The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies
ISBN: 9780231139885
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
ISBN: 9780691154916
The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry (2nd ed.)
ISBN: 9780199640256
Encyclopedia of the New York School Poets
ISBN: 9781438140667
Encyclopedia of American Poetry: the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781315800660
Critical Survey of Poetry series
This series profiles major poets throughout history and the world, and includes an analysis of their significant individual poems or collections.
The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (4th ed.)
ISBN: 9780198715443

Newspapers & Periodicals

American Poetry Review
Publishes a diverse array of the best contemporary poetry and literary prose.
Poetry
The oldest monthly magazine devoted to verse in the English language. Regularly presents new work by the most recognized poets, but its primary commitment is still to discover new voices.

Manuscripts & Ephemera

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African-American Poetry (1750-1900) This link opens in a new window
Note: This resource is now available on the ProQuest platform. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Contains poems by African-American poets of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
American Poetry (1600-1900) This link opens in a new window
Note: This resource is now available on the ProQuest platform. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Contains American poems from the Colonial Period to the early twentieth century.
Canadian Poetry This link opens in a new window
Note: This resource is now available on the ProQuest platform. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Comprises essentially the complete cannon of English-Language Canadian poetry from the seventeenth century up to the early twentieth century.
English Poetry (600-1900) This link opens in a new window
Note: This resource is now available on the ProQuest platform. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Contains English poems from 600-1900.
English Poetry, 2nd Edition This link opens in a new window
Note: This resource is now available on the ProQuest platform. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. English Poetry, Second Edition includes poetry of the British Isles and the British Empire from the 8th century to the early 20th century.
Faber Poetry Library This link opens in a new window
Note: This resource is now available on the ProQuest platform. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Faber Poetry Library contains works of poets from the Faber Poetry list.
Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period This link opens in a new window
Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period includes poetry by Scottish women, written between 1789 and 1832.
Twentieth Century African-American Poetry This link opens in a new window
Note: This resource is now available on the ProQuest platform. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Twentieth Century African-American Poetry is a database of modern and contemporary African American poetry.
Twentieth Century American Poetry This link opens in a new window
Note: This resource is now available on the ProQuest platform. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Twentieth Century American Poetry provides access to thousands of poems drawn from important U.S. poets.
Twentieth Century American Poetry, 2nd Edition This link opens in a new window
Note: This resource is now available on the ProQuest platform. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Twentieth Century American Poetry, 2nd Edition provides access to important and influential poems representing the full range of movements and traditions in American poetry from 1900 to the present day.
Twentieth Century English Poetry This link opens in a new window
Note: This resource is now available on the ProQuest platform. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Twentieth Century English Poetry is a collection of poetry covering 1900 to the present day, and incorporates the poets in The Faber Poetry Library.