Library Guides: COMM201: Oral Interpretation of Literature: Find Poetry

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Raugust Library uses the Dewey Decimal System to organize and classify books. Poetry can be found on the second floor in Dewey numbers

811 (American poetry)
821 (English poetry)

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New Poets of Native Nations by Heid E. Erdrich (Editor)
Call Number: 811.008 N42e

A landmark anthology celebrating twenty-one Native poets first published in the twenty-first century.
The Norton Anthology of Poetry (3rd Ed.)
Call Number: 821.008 N821, 1983

"Over 800 poems by 200 poets, selected for their part in a vital literary culture, their proven usefulness in the classroom, and their ability to tease and delight."
The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry by Hilary Herbold and Arnold Rampersad (Editors)
Call Number: ebook and 811.008 Ox2r

For over two centuries, black poets have created verse that captures the sorrows, joys, and triumphs of the African-American experience. Reflecting their variety of visions and styles, The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry aims to offer nothing less than a definitive literary portrait of a people.
Poetry After 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets by Dennis Loy Johnson & Valerie Merians (Editor)
Call Number: 811 P7527j

This anthology contains poems all written in New York City in the year immediately following the World Trade Center attacks. Full of humor, love, rage and fear, this diverse collection of poems attests to that power of poetry to express and to heal the human spirit.
Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology by Tim Kendall (Editor)
Call Number: 821.008 P752k

This new anthology provides a definitive record of the achievements of the Great War poets.
Walking on Earth and Touching the Sky
Call Number: Curr Non-Fiction 810.9897 W154

This is an exceptional poetry collection written by Lakota students in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades at Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
The State of the Art: A Chronicle of American Poetry 1988-2014 by David Lehman
Call Number: 811.009 L528s

This collection conveys a sense of American poetry in the making, year by year, over the course of a quarter of a century.
Norton Anthology of English Literature
Call Number: 820.8 Ab83n, v.1-2

Contains poetry as well as short prose.
Vol. 1: the Middle Ages through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century
Vol. 2: the romantic period, 1798-1832, the Victorian Age, 1832-1901, and the Twentieth Century
Norton Anthology of Literature by Women
Call Number: 820.809287 N821

Contains selections of poetry and prose written by over 150 women authors from English-speaking countries. Ranges from the fourteenth century to the present.

More Poetry in Raugust Library

Raugust Library Displays Guide - Poetry Month

Library Subscriptions

American Poetry Review
Full text online: 1989 - present
The New Yorker
Full text online: 1978 - present (with some exceptions)
Poetry
Full text online: 1912-2020 (Choose the JSTOR link in the "View Online" section)

Free Online

Poem-a-Day
A daily poetry newsletter that you can sign up for, and also read selected poems on the website. From the Academy of American Poets.
34 Greatest Poets of All Time
34 well-known poets listed with the title of their most famous works. You can then search that poet or poem online or in the library catalog for the full text.
Famous Poets - All Poetry
A list of famous poets along with some of their works.
32 Most Iconic Poems in the English Language
From LitHub
Famous Poets
Another list of famous poets, who you can then search in the catalog or online.
Your Ultimate Canadian Poetry List
Poetry collections by Canadian authors. You can search for the collections in the library catalog (we might have a few of them).
10 Best Poetry Collections of the Decade
From LitHub. More titles and poets to search in the catalog or online.
32poems
Poetry magazine; a good source for shorter poems that can be combined into a program.
Bible Hub
The Biblical Psalms are poetic works that you can use for interpretation if you wish. Choose the translation that you judge to have the best poetic voice for your presentation. This site can show you many side-by-side choices and is searchable by chapter and verse.

COMM201: Oral Interpretation of Literature | Find Poetry