Kay Ryan: Online Resources This guide compiles links to resources on newly appointed U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan throughout the Library of Congress Web site and elsewhere on the Web. Librarian of Congress Appoints Kay Ryan Poet Laureate Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced the appointment of Kay Ryan as the Library’s 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-2009. Joseph Brodsky: Online Resources This guide compiles links to resources on former poet laureate Joseph Brodsky on the Library of Congress Web site and other English-language sites. United States Poets Laureate: Frequently Asked Questions Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the U.S. poet laureateship. New Guides to Poets Laureate Available New Web guides to online resources for former U.S. poets laureate Stanley Kunitz, Robert Pinsky, Rita Dove, and Robert Hass are now available. Poet Laureate Charles Simic Gives Swan Song Lecture Charles Simic made the final appearance of his tenure as U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry when he presented a lecture on poetry translation at the Library of Congress.
Yusef Komunyakaa: The Clay Army Yusef Komunyakaa Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000 When the roof of the First Emperor of Qin’s tomb
caved in, six thousand life-size terra-cotta soldiers knelt
beneath its crumbling weight in the first pit,
alongside horses & chariots. Centuries before,
when the clay figures stood in perfect formation,
the rebel general Xiang Yu looted this sanctuary
of . . . Mary Jo Bang: Beast Brutality Mary Jo Bang Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000 The caption read,
“He and she standing quietly next to a dog.”
The prompt queen sat with her crown on,
The insets between each Gothic arch providing a measure
Of what can be
Done with architecture.
She said, “We built it long ago.
And then we knocked it down.”
And . . . Alice Munro: Face Alice Munro Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000 I am convinced that my father looked at me, really saw me, only once. After that, he knew what was there.
In those days, they didn’t let fathers into the glare of the theatre where babies were born, or into the room where the women about to give birth were . . . Michael Dickman: We Did Not Make Ourselves Michael Dickman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 We did not make ourselves is one thing
I keep singing into my hands
while falling
asleep
for just a second
before I have to get up and turn on all the lights in the house, one after the
other, like opening an Advent calendar
My brain opening
the chemical . . . Jeffrey Skinner: Reunion Jeffrey Skinner Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Why do you keep returning,
alive, able to walk and gesture as you could not at the end,
your movements sketchy, more holographic
than warm? Thanksgiving dinner with all the relatives
and I alone with the suspicion I cannot speak:
You should be elsewhere.
Heavy drinking, as always. The newest . . . Janet Frame: Gorse Is Not People Janet Frame Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Do you remember your twenty-first birthday? The party, the cake, and cutting a slice of it to put under your pillow that night, to make you dream of your future beloved; the giant key; the singing:
I’m twenty-one today!
Twenty-one today!
I’ve got the key of the . . .
A Poetry-Lover's Guide to the World Wide Web - Personal collection of links to online texts and resources of traditional and imagist poetry.
Meta Description: [ 90 great poems expressing love, tenderness, despair, wistfulness, rage; 65 links to other Web poetry collections and guides. ]
404Aha! Poetry - Consists of a resource for writers and readers of poetry, emphasizing Asian and orientalizing forms such as cinquain, ghazal, haiku, renga, sijo and tanka.
Bad Poetry - An introduction to bad poetry, though not necessarily by bad poets, with texts of various exemplary poems. As selected and annotated by Professor Seamus Cooney.
DayPoems - A random walk through eight centuries of English-language verse, updated daily. Visitors can add their poems by email, and webmasters can link to individual poems. Indexed by poet and title. Illustrated.
EnviroArts - Emphasizes the literary and visual arts in relation to nature, with poetry and essays by contemporary authors (culled mostly from the pages of Orion and Orion Afield magazines--which co-sponsor this site) and information on historic naturalism and naturalist literature.
Erin's Poetry Palace - A personal website devoted to poetry, these pages include several sections devoted to specific poets, a large selection of texts of favorite poems, essays on the reading, study and discussion of poems, and a small but discriminating selection of links to poetry-related websites on the Internet.
Meta Description: [ Poetry Palace full of poetry pages--Anonymous Poetry, Children's Poetry, Classical Poetry, Favorite Poetry, and Young American Poets plus much more including an all new Favorite Author Page and the all new Edgar Allan Poe Page!! ]
Fooling with Words - Website for the PBS television special hosted by Bill Moyers includes performances and interviews with some of America's most accomplished poets.
Meta Description: [ The Web companion to FOOLING WITH WORDS WITH BILL MOYERS explores the world of poetry, featuring educational materials for teachers and students, video clips of prominent poets performing their works, an online forum, information on the television series, and much more. ]
500Forgotten Ground Regained - Webzine and poetry resource offering original poems, essays, translations and links to alliterative poems, original medieval epics and verse romances.
Glossary of Poetic Terms - A unique guide for the study of poetry, with an extensive range of definitions, cross-references between related terms, informative sidelights, hyperlinked keywords, phonetic pronunciation guides and numerous examples.
Meta Description: [ A unique guide for the study of poetry, with an extensive range of definitions,
cross-references between related terms, informative sidelights, hyperlinked keywords, phonetic pronunciation
guides and numerous examples. ]
Inspired Poems - A bilingual English and German anthology of poems inspired by other poems and poets.
Meta Description: [ A bilingual anthology of poems inspired by other poems and poets | Eine zweisprachige Sammlung von Gedichten, die von anderen Gedichten oder Dichtern inspiriert wurden. ]
Modern Poets - University of Vermont - An introduction to the reading of poetry, with short introductions to several well known modern poets and audio files with discussions or readings of their works.
Passions in Poetry - Archive of contemporary and user-submitted poetry with categories dedicated to love, sadness, friendship and life.
Poem of the Day - At killdevilhill.com. Features an online chat, and users can sign up to have the selected poem automatically delivered to their mailboxes daily.
Meta Description: [ darwin
Lecture Hall and Chatroom. Western
Canon Great Books University ]
500Poems for a Long Winter's Night - A selection of poems about winter, snow, and ice from Charles Baudelaire, Yves Bonnefoy, John Hollander, Victor Hugo, Gail Mazur, Robert Pack, and Paul Verlaine.
Poetry at BellaOnline - Resource offers archived features, categorized links and recommended reading.
Starbuck.com Classical Poetry Port - Devoted to traditional poets and poetry including Dickinson and Shakespeare. Includes online forums, commentary and links.
Meta Description: [ Classical Poetry & Poets:
Poets, Poems, Great
Books, Shakespeare, Poetry, Poets ]
Tangerine - Includes sections on poetic forms, famous poets, links to poetry related resources.
The Academy of American Poets - Organization presenting poems, biographies of poets, historical and thematic poetry exhibits, events calendars, discussion forums and contest information.
The Open Poetry Project - An open editable database of information about poetry, poets, and poems. Includes a lengthy Glossary of Poetic Terms.
Timeless Poetry - An eclectic mix of poems from the classics to postmodern. Includes some biographical information and listing of selected poetry resources online. Suitable for children, young adults and adults.
Meta Description: [ An eclectic mix of poems from the classics to postmodern, includes listing of choice Poetry Resources Online; suitable for children, young adults and adults. ]
Wikipedia: Poetry - Article discussing the nature of the form, its history, terminology and the different traditions.
