Poetry

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Gale Literature [eresource]
Explore this combined database for literary criticism and reviews of poets, poetry, poetic schools and movements internationally.
JSTOR (Arts & Sciences Collection) [eresource]
Search for full-text scholarly articles from many international literature journals. An excellent source for literary criticism and analysis of authors, genres and creative writing forms.
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCO) [eresource]
Search this database for literary criticism, reviews, and interviews with poets and short fiction writers, both historical and contemporary. It features analyses of individual poems, poetry showcases on contemporary American poets, and selected stories and poems in full text. Featured writers include Tracy K Smith, Seamus Heaney, T.S. Eliot, Emily Dickinson, Coleridge, Keats and Katherine Mansfield.
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry [eresource]
Find individual poems by a range of American, British and international poets, and use the Browse feature to browse poems by subject and era. You will also find commentaries on selected poems and poets’ biographies. Use the helpful History and Criticism feature to locate literary criticism of individual poets.

Poetry Foundation [external website]
Explore these international resources by poet, by poem or even by school – think Language Poetry, Beat Poets, Victorian Poetry and more. Listen to interviews, lectures and recordings of poets reading their works.
Poetry Archive [external website]
Explore recordings of poems and interviews from around the English-speaking world (including Australia), often read by the poet themselves. Poets include Seamus Heaney, Simon Armitage, Galway Kinnell and Judith Beveridge. Browse by poet, poem, form or special collections such as a World War I poetry showcase.
Cordite Poetry Review [external website]
Read new work from established and emerging poets, book reviews, interviews and criticism in this journal of Australian and international poetry.
Australian Poetry Library [external website]
Access thousands of poems by over 170 Australian poets, searching by poet, poem or phrase within a poem. Includes audio recordings, interviews, biographies, and reviews.
Reading Australia: Poetry [external website]
Explore this resource on Australian poetry for ideas for your related texts or Extension research. It features book summaries and essays by academics and authors.