Menlo School Library: Poetry: Project page

Read and listen to poetry online

Academy of American Poets
Poems and biographical information.
African American Literature Book Club
Find information here on African American poets from today and the past.
Bartleby
Click the Authors link or the Verse tab and scroll to your poet.
Bio - A & E
Use this site to find brief biographical information including birth and death dates and places.
Hello Poetry
Read poets' works, and submit your own!
Jewish Women's Archive
Use this encyclopedia to find information about Jewish women authors.
Poem Hunter
This is a commercial site with lots of ads, but may help you find a poem by your poet.
Poetry Foundation
Large site that includes poetry and biographies. In some cases there is a recording of the poet reading his/her work.
Poetry 180
A poem for every school day!
Poetry Out Loud
Listen to poets read their works.
Project Gutenberg Poetry Bookshelf
Use the "search book catalog" link. This collection is limited but may be useful.

Books

Many poetry books have been pulled for this project. They are on a cart in the library - please do not take these home as many students are using them.

Poet biographies in Menlo databases

Britannica Academic
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Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus. Includes World Data Analyst: one page statistical info on individual countries, plus the ability to compare statistics of two countries and to generate ranked statistics on a variety of topics.
World Book Encyclopedia
General purpose encyclopedia, including reference overviews, primary sources, and multimedia. Also available in Spanish and French.