Reference
- Oxford
English Dictionary. The one, the only, OED.
The only dictionary you'll ever need, and the only one you
can cite in an English paper.
- Oxford
Dictionary of Literary Terms. Great source for
quick information.
- Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.
Quick references to classical allusions and assorted ephemera.
- Oxford
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. What's the story of
Job about again? What's a Molotov cocktail? Go here.
Online Poetry
- Poetry
Foundation Site: Wonderful organization that celebrates and
publishes all things poetry
- Audio of poems: Poetryarchive.org
- Poetry page/links
at NPR.
- Brutal poem about Manifest Destiny "We Call
Them Greasers" by Gloria Anzaldua
- Poem
of the Week from The Guardian.
- "Lavernock"
- "The Barber Shop"
- "They
(may forget (their names (if left out)))"
Essays on Poetry et al.
- Quotes on Poetry
- "What is a Poem?" Mark Yakrich The Atlantic
- RadioLab on Translation: 100 versions of a French poem.
- Can Poetry Cure you? "The
Rise of Medical Humanities" Times Higher Education
22 January 2015
- Americans
Love Poetry But Not Poetry Books. Online essay
which discusses the popularity of poetry in America -- great links to
sites for poem a day, etc.
- "Does
Poetry Matter?" Debate in the NYTimes
- Another version of does poetry matter: "How
Has the Social Role of Poetry Changed Since Shelly?"this time
taking on Shelly.
- Great essay on the importance of poetry: I
Am in Love with Poetry Andrew O'Hagan
- Great NYRBooks essay on marginalia "Scrawled
Insults and Epiphanies" by Anthony Grafton
- Essay
on Sappho (and new poems of hers) in the New Yorker.
- The Cost of Paying Attention.
Matthew Crawford 7 March 2015. Interesting
connections to poetry here.
- Poetry and Truth. The New Criterion.
David Yezzi: April 2015
- Equipment
for Living Poetry
April 2015
- Award-Winning
Poets Write For Passersby In New York: Radio essay on poetry
on demand -- some beautiful works here.
- 'Windows'
That Transform The World: Jane Hirshfield On Poetry. Radio
essay
- How
Rhythm Carries A Poem, From Head To Heart: Radio essay
- Diary by Brian Lerner.
Essay on, as he quotes Marianne Moore, the "dislike" of
poetry.
- "Why We Need to Resurrect Our Souls"
Mark Edmundson on wonder.
- "High and Low" Essay on celebrity,
myth, and poetry
- Does
Poetry Matter -- discussion by several writers from the New York Times
- "'How
Much Does "Does Poetry Matter' Matter?"
Response to the New York Times piece
- "Poetry is not a Luxury" Audre Lorde
- "A Defense of Poetry" Shelley
- How Has the Social
Role of Poetry Changed Since Shelley?
Discussion of contemporary roles of poetry vis a viz. Shelley.
- Essay on "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William
Carlos Williams. From
Parnassus: Poetry in Review
vol. 34
- "The
Missing Music in Today's Poetry." Arthur
Krystal.
- "Poetry as Enchantment" by Dana
Gioia 2015
- "Can Poetry Matter" by Dana Gioia
1991
- The
Consolations of Strangeness -- review of poetry that offers
great descriptions of what poetry is.
- "I'm
a Nobody"? Not a chance Emily Dickinson. New York
Times
- Americans Love Poetry But Not Poetry Books.
Online essay which discusses the popularity of poetry in
America -- great links to sites for poem a day, etc.
- "Does
Poetry Matter?" Debate in the NYTimes
- A
Few Questions for Poetry Daniel Halpern New York
Times
- Learning
the Sonnet -- great short article that describes the basic
features of the poetic form.
- After
Dylan’s Nobel, What Makes a Poet a Poet? New York
Times
- A
Journey Into the Merriam-Webster Word Factory The
New York Times
- Reading
Emily Dickinson The Smart Set
- Poets
to Discover The New York Times
- Exploring
the Purposes of Poetry New York Times
- Deep
Dives Into How Poetry Works (and Why You Should Care) New
York Times
- Pulling
Back the Curtain on Poetry New York Times
- Poetry
in Action -- drafts of poems New York Times
- Two
Poets Walk into a Bookstore New York Times
- How
Poems Inspire Pictures New
York Times
- ‘Keats is dead...’: How young women are changing the rules of poetry The Guardian, Donna Ferguson Jan. 26, 2019.
- Poetry world split over polemic attacking 'amateur' work by 'young female poets' The Guardian, Alison Flood and Sian Cain, 23 Jan. 2018.
Miscellaneous
- Vocabulary.com
-- a great way to test and grow your vocabulary
- The
Poetry Show. Podcasts of interviews, readings, etc.
- Poetry recitation contest http://books.wwnorton.com/books/norton-anthology-contest/?mid=4294967300
- Personal radio essay on a lobotomy.
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