Poem Explication/Oral Report (10th Grade): Books and Ebooks

Books of Literary Criticism

Books of literary criticism and books of poems by the authors that are not located in the reference section have been pulled and placed on reserve in the library. These books may be checked out.  See the librarians for assistance.

These books do not circulate.  However you may make photocopies (10 cents per sheet) or scan to an email address (free!).

Here are a few reference sets you might want to check (look up call numbers in Destiny):

Poetry for Students

The Great Modern Poets

Encyclopedia of American Poetry

Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature

Popular Contemporary Writers

Poets: American and British

The list above is not exhaustive....see the librarians if you need help finding the "poetry section" in reference.

Note:  Billy Collins is not found in Norton....but he is in several of the ebooks and other sources....keep looking!

DON'T LEAVE THIS GUIDE WITHOUT CHECKING HERE.  The entire Dictionary of Literary Biiography is in ebook form, accessible 24/7 and for simultaneous users.  And there are other ebooks in this link as well. 

Here is how to search:

1.  Click on the link below, choose Literature on the left.

2.  Use the search box and input your author last name first.

3.  Begin searching through each ebook....use the table of contents or index if needed.