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Dr. Bordelon's Intro to Poetry Course
 
Reference
  1. 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.
  2. Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms.  Great source for quick information.
  3. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.  Quick references to classical allusions and assorted ephemera.
  4. Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.  What's the story of Job about again? What's a Molotov cocktail? Go here.
Online Poetry
  1. Poetry Foundation Site: Wonderful organization that celebrates and publishes all things poetry
  2. Audio of poems: Poetryarchive.org
  3. Poetry page/links at NPR.
  4. Brutal poem about Manifest Destiny "We Call Them Greasers" by Gloria Anzaldua
  5. Poem of the Week from The Guardian.
    1. "Lavernock"
    2. "The Barber Shop"
    3. "They (may forget (their names (if left out)))"
Essays on Poetry et al.
  1. Quotes on Poetry
  2. "What is a Poem?" Mark Yakrich The Atlantic
  3. RadioLab on Translation: 100 versions of a French poem.
  4. Can Poetry Cure you? "The Rise of Medical Humanities" Times Higher Education 22 January 2015
  5. 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.
  6. "Does Poetry Matter?" Debate in the NYTimes
  7. Another version of does poetry matter: "How Has the Social Role of Poetry Changed Since Shelly?"this time taking on Shelly. 
  8. Great essay on the importance of poetry: I Am in Love with Poetry Andrew O'Hagan
  9. Great NYRBooks essay on marginalia "Scrawled Insults and Epiphanies" by Anthony Grafton
  10. Essay on Sappho (and new poems of hers) in the New Yorker.  
  11. The Cost of Paying Attention.  Matthew Crawford 7 March 2015.  Interesting connections to poetry here.
  12. Poetry and Truth. The New Criterion.  David Yezzi: April 2015
  13. Equipment for Living Poetry April 2015
  14. Award-Winning Poets Write For Passersby In New York: Radio essay on poetry on demand -- some beautiful works here.
  15. 'Windows' That Transform The World: Jane Hirshfield On Poetry. Radio essay
  16. How Rhythm Carries A Poem, From Head To Heart: Radio essay
  17. Diary by Brian Lerner.  Essay on, as he quotes Marianne Moore, the "dislike" of poetry.
  18. "Why We Need to Resurrect Our Souls"  Mark Edmundson on wonder.
  19. "High and Low" Essay on celebrity, myth, and poetry
  20. Does Poetry Matter -- discussion by several writers from the New York Times
  21. "'How Much Does "Does Poetry Matter' Matter?" Response to the New York Times piece
  22. "Poetry is not a Luxury" Audre Lorde
  23. "A Defense of Poetry" Shelley
  24. How Has the Social Role of Poetry Changed Since Shelley? Discussion of contemporary roles of poetry vis a viz. Shelley.
  25. Essay on "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams.  From  Parnassus: Poetry in Review vol. 34
  26. "The Missing Music in Today's Poetry."  Arthur Krystal. 
  27. "Poetry as Enchantment" by Dana Gioia 2015
  28. "Can Poetry Matter" by Dana Gioia 1991
  29. The Consolations of Strangeness -- review of poetry that offers great descriptions of what poetry is.
  30. "I'm a Nobody"? Not a chance Emily Dickinson. New York Times
  31. 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.
  32. "Does Poetry Matter?" Debate in the NYTimes
  33. A Few Questions for Poetry Daniel Halpern New York Times
  34. Learning the Sonnet -- great short article that describes the basic features of the poetic form.
  35. After Dylan’s Nobel, What Makes a Poet a Poet? New York Times
  36. A Journey Into the Merriam-Webster Word Factory The New York Times
  37. Reading Emily Dickinson The Smart Set
  38. Poets to Discover The New York Times
  39. Exploring the Purposes of Poetry New York Times
  40. Deep Dives Into How Poetry Works (and Why You Should Care) New York Times
  41. Pulling Back the Curtain on Poetry New York Times 
  42. Poetry in Action -- drafts of poems New York Times
  43. Two Poets Walk into a Bookstore New York Times 
  44. How Poems Inspire Pictures New York Times
  45. ‘Keats is dead...’: How young women are changing the rules of poetry The Guardian, Donna Ferguson Jan. 26, 2019.
  46. Poetry world split over polemic attacking 'amateur' work by 'young female poets' The Guardian, Alison Flood and Sian Cain, 23 Jan. 2018.
Miscellaneous
  1. Vocabulary.com -- a great way to test and grow your vocabulary
  2. The Poetry Show. Podcasts of interviews, readings, etc.
  3. Poetry recitation contest http://books.wwnorton.com/books/norton-anthology-contest/?mid=4294967300 
  4. Personal radio essay on a lobotomy.