Poetry Guide

Websites

Academy of American Poets
www.poets.org

Bartleby.com Great Books Online
www.bartleby.com/verse

Cowboy Poetry
www.cowboypoetry.com

Lunarosity
www.zianet.com/lunarosity

Poem Hunter
www.poemhunter.com

Poetry International Web
www.poetryinternational.org

Poetry Portal
www.poetry-portal.com

Poets & Writers
www.pw.org

Books About Writing Poetry

Please check our catalog for the availability of the following titles:

Title:The Poet's Companion (Addonizio, Kim)
Call Number: 808.1 Add

Title: The Practice of Poetry
Call Number: 808.1 Pra

Title: This Craft of Verse (Borges, Jorge Luis)
Call Number: 809.1 Bor

Title: Poerty Home Repair Manual (Kooser, Ted)
Call Number: 808.1 Koo

Title: How to Write a Poem (Ryan, Margaret)
Call Number: YA 808.1 Rya

Title: Unbroken Line (Sagan, Miriam)
Call Number: 808.1 Sag

Books About Reading and Interpreting Poetry

Please check our catalog for the availability of the following titles:

Title: How to Read and Interpret Poetry (Doreski, C.K.)
Call Number: YA 808.1 Dor

Title: How to Read a Poem (Peacock, Molly)
Call Number: 808.1 Pea

Books About Publishing Poetry

Please check our catalog for the availability of the following titles:

Title: Poet's Guide: How to Publish and Perform Your Work
Call Number: 808.1 Bug

Reference Books

The following books are available in the Reference
section of the Library. They are not available
for check out.

Title: Poet's Market
Call Number: Reference 808.02 P

Title: Contemporary Poets
Call Number: Reference 821.9109 Con

Title: Granger's Index to Poetry
Call Number: Reference 016.8088 Gra

Title: World Poets, vols. 1-3
Call Number: Reference 809.1 Wor

Poetry 8-1-1

Browse for books of poems by many different poets at
call number 811 in the Non-Fiction section of the Library.
Many of our Spanish language books of poetry contain English
translations. Check out the Spanish collection at 811 and 861.
Poetry for children and young adults can also be found in the
children's and young adult non-fiction areas at 811 and 808.
Poetry on audiotape or CD is available in the media room at
811 and 821.
Poetry reference books may be found in the Reference section
from 809 to 822.