Poetry Resources

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Pioneer High School English Department

Poetry Resources
Academy of American Poets (http://www.poets.org/, 03-20-2006)

Poetry 180 (http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/, 03-20-2006)
 
A poem a day for American high schools.

Favorite Poem Project (http://www.favoritepoem.org/, 03-20-2006)
 
Americans saying poems they love.

Luminarium (http://www.luminarium.org/lumina.htm, 03-20-2006)
 
Medieval, Renaissance, early 17th Century English poets, bios, and other reference material.

Digital Dante (http://dante.ilt.columbia.edu/new/, 03-20-2006)

19th Century Poets (http://www.2020site.org/poetry/, 03-20-2006)

American Verse Project (http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/, 03-20-2006)
 
A collaborative project between the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative and the University of Michigan Press to assemble an electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920.

Modern American Poetry (http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/, 03-20-2006)

Bartleby.com Verse (http://www.bartleby.com/verse/, 03-20-2006)
 
One of the largest free collections of verse on the web.

Glossary of Poetry Terms (http://www.infoplease.com/spot/pmglossary1.html, 03-20-2006)

Notable Poets (http://www.infoplease.com/spot/pmbioaz.html, 03-20-2006)

How to Read a Poem (http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/howtoreadpoem.pdf, 03-20-2006)
 
A handout to help you with a close reading of any poem.

Reading Poetry for Understanding (http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReadingPoetry.html, 03-20-2006)

Contact Information:
Kathy Arden, Department Chair
E-mail: arden@aaps.k12.mi.us
Phone: (734) 994-2158
Fax: (734) 994-2198