| (Comments on the sites for individual poets
are edited versions of reviews submitted by Eng. 293 students
in the Fall of 1998.) |
LINKS FOR INDIVIDUAL POETS
Professor Ed Folsom's site at the University of Iowa -
succinct descriptions of what can be found at the best Whitman and Dickinson
websites.
The Whitman Hypertext Archive at UVA - an extraordinarily
rich and well-organized site.
The Library of Congress collection.
Whitman continually revised Leaves of Grass and
issued various versions of it over the course of his lifetime. Study
the changes he made to different editions at this superb site.
Professor Ed Folsom's site at the University of Iowa - succinct
descriptions of what can be found at the best Whitman and Dickinson
websites.
This site promotes the world-wide study of Dickinson's
work, establishes a center for Dickinson studies, secures many Dickinson
properties as "historical treasures" and, in particular, sponsors
an online journal. The journal has articles and essays approaching
different aspects of Dickinson's life and work; attached to each article
is a handy "Works Cited" page. Also featured are an e-mail discussion
list and a related websites page. Features soon to come to the site
are listed at the bottom of the homepage, such as translations, texts,
holographs, and video and audio clips. It is still under construction,
but overall, this is a smart site.
This very useful and informative site features a lengthy
biography and chronology, intelligent articles and criticisms on Hopkins,
a great breakdown of the "Windhover," and a useful bibliography. In
addition, there's a detailed timeline of Victorian History, including
the politics, science, social habits, economics, movements, etc.,
of the time period, as well as many links to other Victorian web sites.
WWI POETRY AND ISAAC ROSENBERG AND
THE WILFRED OWEN ARCHIVE
This site is not only packed full of information, but
also offers links to other pages, including other web sites on Yeats
and Irish writers. On this site, there is a grand ol' picture of Yeats
when he is older (great hair, handsome man) and a relatively thorough
biography on Yeats to acquaint the site-seer, as well as eight different
sites and categories you can click on listed below the biography.
One of them is a Yeats Society discussion list with 19 sites branching
off from it.
A listing of links and resources that can be invaluable
if you are doing serious research. It begins with a listing of Irish
links and resources: there's a history link, a link to Irish poetry
and other Irish poets, and listings of Irish journals, magazines,
and newsletters. Next, the site gives links to different chat rooms,
where you can "talk live" with other people about Yeat's poetry. One
of the Chat sites posts the topics to be discussed, so that you can
know the specifics of what people will be "chatting" about, and when.
This site also contains direct links to articles, notes, and criticisms
on Yeats and his poetry. There are also links to biographies, chronologies,
bibliographies, publications, newspapers, magazines, you name it -
all on Yeats!
ROBERT FROST
(comments by Kelly Turney)
The site contains a very informative biographical section,
many of Frost's poems, a good bibliography, links to other Frost sites,
a list of rare books about Frost, and even a copy of his works from
high school and right after high school, before he had published.
EZRA
POUND
(comments by Hunter McOwen)
The page starts out with a photograph and a poem, then moves
into Pound's biography. The page contains information on Pound library
collections and papers, a list of Pound's books, links to other
Pound sites, and even a link to a site of Pound links.
T.S.
ELIOT
Eliot's work on-line, a short bio, a single picture,
and a brief introductory paragraph.
A pretty bare-bones page: one picture of Eliot, birth
and death dates, a short Eliot bio taken from the 1996 Grolier
Multimedia Encyclopedia, 8 Eliot poems (as opposed to 15 in the
previous site), and 6 links.
This site appears to be under construction. At present,
it consists mainly of the following: a copy of the American Pigeon
wallpaper Stein and Toklas had in their home in Paris, a link to a
photo of the original wallpaper, in which Stein also appears, two
large photographs of Stein, the first one taken of her in her later
years, the second from earlier on, before she had cut her hair, a
link to the Toklas Homepage, but there is nothing much there, either.
STEIN
LINKS
(comments by Kathryn Alfisi)
Here are several different views on the life of
Stein, including an actual transcript of a letter sent to her. Mostly
this site deals with the birthplace of Stein and focuses on her American
experience. There is a link to photographs that are part of the Library
of Congress, including pictures of other literary figures of the time.
MINA
LOY (Cary Nelson's Modern American Poetry Site)
MINA
LOY II (Academy of American Poets)
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This site includes a brief Moore biography, a bibliography
, and several links.
This site is produced by the Academy of American Poets.
The opening of the site is a small, clear photo of Millay and typical
brief history. After the few paragraphs are lists of her volumes of
poetry and her plays. A few of her poems, including some of the most
famous, can be accessed. Links are provided to other websites, some
of which were slow-loading, but were better sites overall than this
one. One link was to a page of recorded poetry--A Century of Recorded
Poetry--and there is the opportunity to listen to her read.
This site would prove helpful in guiding someone
toward further Crane research. The detailed bibliography includes
links to other Crane scholars.
HART
CRANE
(comments by Tiffany Tyler)
Both Crane websites are helpful in learning about his
life, looking at particular excerpts of his work, and providing detailed
bibliographies. The highlights of this page are the line by line notes
to five of Crane's poems, including his renowned poem, "The Brooklyn
Bridge." These notes look at particular lines in regard to diction
and meter. The brief biographical notes are also clear and concise
with a link to Ezra Pound, a notable influence on Crane's work. The
site also has links to a 20th-century poetry index. The weakest part
of this site may be the bibliography, and that's only because the
one on the Lucas site above is over four pages long.
A source of links to other pages with information about
E.E. Cummings, some good background information about Cummings, the
E.E. Cummings Society and their publication, SPRING, and a bibliography
of Cummings-related publications.
This site begins with a brief description of Stevens,
then provides a series of links to selected writings, and a recording
of Stevens reading "Not Ideas About the Thing But the Thing Itself".
There is even a walking tour provided so that those interested can
view the sights Stevens saw on his way to and from work every day.
Pictures of Stevens and his wife and daughter and pictures of Stevens'
grave site can also be viewed.
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From Cary Nelson's Modern American Poetry site.
NYTimes
Featured Author: Langston Hughes
Academy
of American Poets: Hughes
Cary
Nelson's MAP: Hughes
Langston Hughes Tribute
Hughes
and the South
Hughes
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem: Mecca of
the New Negro
Harlem
Renaissance: Bibliography
AUDEN
II
(comments by Tiffany Tyler)
The site is succinct and easy to navigate. For a few
of Auden's poems, terms with which the average person might not be
familiar are highlighted. Clicking on these terms brings you to a
special page which explains the word or concept and displays a picture
(or pictures). Especially for people using this site as a research
and analysis tool, that is a great feature to have.
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GENERAL RESOURCES ON POETRY
Site maintained by Jack Lynch, "perhaps the most wired man in
literary studies today."
Awesome site for literary research, maintained by Alan
Liu and cross-referenced everywhere.
Al Filreis's eclectic, amusing, invaluable site.
Splendid collection of biographies and critical essays
based on an essential anthology of modern American poetry, edited by
Cary Nelson. Don't miss it!
A very useful list of links to various poetry journals,
colonies, conferences, MFA Programs, and literary organizations.
Site created by Professor Eiichi Hishikawa Faculty of Letters,
Kobe University.
Timothy Materer's site.
ANALYZING A POEM
"The process of analyzing a poem"...by Professor John
Lye at Brock University in Canada
Compiled, edited, and cross-referenced by Robert Shubinski
OTHER RESEARCH & WRITING LINKS
A comprehensive guide prepared by the Humanities Department
and Arthur C. Banks Library at Capital Community College, Harford, Connecticut.
Thanks to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
Award-winning site created by John R. Henderson, Reference
Librarian at Ithaca College.
A classic in its own right and well worth re-reading.
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