Poetry Resources

Before searching the below links for resource materials, be sure to check the Gateway databases ("Biographies in Context" and "Literature Resource Center" - listed alphabetically) for the most accurate and peer reviewed resources available to us. The below are additional resources on poets, their poetry, poems in general, and various styles and forms of verse.  If you are looking for something you don't find here or in the databases, please let me know and I'll work to add related resources to the page.
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POETS AND THEIR POETRY:

• The Poetry Foundation
• Poetry.Com
• Poetry Out Loud - Poems and Poets
• Brave New Voices - Spoken Word Poetry (TV-MA)
• 100 Great Poems (americanliterature.com)

FORMS, STYLES, & TERMINOLOGY OF POETRY:

• Poetry OutLoud: Poetic Terms
• Poetry-101 - terminology
• Poetic Devices - Chaparralpoets.org

GENERAL POETRY SITES:

• MLA General Format Guide
• Formatting your "Works Cited" page - Overview
• Sample "Works Cited" page
• "A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Poetry" - (YP-Discover)
• "How To Read a Poem" (Poets.Org)