Poetry links and P Guide - Resources and Review

A chronological history of English poetry, from the early modern English of the Renaissance, 17th century and Augustan periods, though the romantic, Victorian, Georgian and modern eras, and covering the beat generation and postmodern works. Includes information on poetic publications and poets, searchable by author, first line or keyword. Also offers a glossary of poetic terms.
 
Offers access to English translations of two Greek magazines. Hellenic Quarterly concentrates solely on poetry, while Poetry Greece includes interviews with Greek poets in addition to examples of their work.
 
Collection of classical poetry, searchable by author. Offers full text works of poets including Charolotte Bronte, Robert Browning, Robert Burns, Lewis Carroll, John Donne, Tu Fu, Rudyard Kipling, Wilfred Owen, William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde.
 
Online library of classic poetry, searchable by author's surname or by first letter of title. Contains the work of published poets, including Francis Bacon (1561
1626), JRR Tolkien (1892-1973), Spike Milligan (1918- ), Roald Dahl (1916-1990), and Sylvia Plath (1932-1963). Volume and date of poem are included where available.
 
Collection of poetry and prose written by John Milton in the 17th century. Texts include Upon the Circumcision, On Shakespear 1630, Psalm Translations, Paradise Lost, Paradise Regain'd, and The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce. A bibliography of selected criticism is also featured.
 
Offers original articles and features about poetry, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources compiled by a subject specialist, a subject
specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Emphasis is on North American poets, such as Robert Frost, Allen Ginsberg and Walt Whitman, but does feature Blake, Coleridge and Yeats. Also includes haiku and reviews.
 
Born in Orkney in 1887, Edwin Muir's wide and varied career is reflected in a brief chronology, detailing his appointment as the Director of British Council, Prague in 1946, and Rome in 1949, as well as his literary career as an academic, novelist, and poet. Includes links to online versions of some of Muir's poetry, such as 'Scotland 1941', 'Scotland's Winter', and 'Merlin'. Additional sources of relevance to Muir are also given, along with Scottish literature and poetry pages.
 
Collection of out
of-copyright texts, including classic fiction, poetry and reference books.
 
Offers a monthly showcase of submitted poems, recordings of readings, information about poets themselves, and a listing of forthcoming workshops and competitions.
 
Works of Lithuanian poetry, translated into English, and complemented by a summary of various poets' lives and careers. Also provides essays on the subject of modern Lithuanian poetry and exiled Lithuanian poets.
 
Created by Robert Pinsky, the 29th Poet Laureate of the US, this resource features a series of poetry readings. Individuals are featured reciting and discussing their favourite poems, with searchable text versions also available. RealPlayer is required.
 
Selected poems from several contemporary poets including Heaney, Milosz and Levine. Site provides the texts of the poems, a picture of the poet, the voice of the poet reading the poems, a select, but fairly complete bibliography, and a brief biographical note.
 
Born in Italy in 43 BC, the work of Publius Ovidius Naso has contributed to many aspects of western art and civilisation. This resource provides access to illustrations depicting the poetry of Ovid, most notably in the form of 17th century engravings of Johann Wilhelm Bauer and the 1640 translation by George Sandys, both representing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. The Ambrose Collection supplies additional material consisting of illustrations and artefacts relating to the work of Ovid.
 
A set of tutorials forms the core of this project which aims to demonstrate that the virtual seminar is more effective than the more traditional format which limits cross discussion between institutions. Material is presented on the subject of First World War poetry, including Isaac Rosenberg's 'Break of Day in the Trenches', manuscripts by Wilfred Owen, and an introduction to text analysis.
 
Study guide for students of poetry, including phonetic pronunciation, cross references, poetic quotations from famous writers, and definitions.
 
Collection of English language literary works, including drama, fiction, non
fiction, poetry, and resources such as electronic journals and newsletter archives.
 
Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of English language and literature and creative writing.
 
Set of links to magazines publishing and reviewing modern, bohemian and beatnik verse and prose, and information on performance poetry and the art of the spoken word. Also contains biographies of authors such as Samuel Beckett, Robert Calvert, Albert Camus, Jean Cocteau, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Salman Rushdie, with links to criticisms and full texts of their works.
 
Collection of poets and their works organised alphabetically by surname. Also provides a listing of electronic and print
based poetry magazines and books.
 
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