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American Masters: Literature
Companion pages for PBS's American Masters series
Bartleby: Index to Subjects
Full text books of verse, fiction, essays, and literary analysis
British Library Learning: Online Resources
Resources about English-language literature and British history
Literary Theory
Overview of literary theory from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, a peer-reviewed academic resource
Los Angeles Review of Books
Reviews, essays and interviews
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature
English literary works, medieval—19th century
Modern American Poetry
For the study of modern and contemporary poetry
The Modern English Collection
Historical literary works from the University of Virginia electronic text center
The New York Times Book Review
Book reviews, interviews with authors, and more
PAL: Perspectives in American Literature
A resource and research guide from Prof. Paul P. Reuben, California State University, Stanislaus
PBS Newshour: Poetry Series
Poetry, poetry news, and readings of poetry from PBS
PennSound
Audio archive, maintained by the University of Pennsylvania, of poets reading their own works
Poetry & Literature
Webcasts, podcasts, and more from the Library of Congress
Poetry Foundation
Poems, readings, and more from Poetry magazine
Poets.org
Information about poets and poetry from the Academy of American Poets, including full text of poems and essays on poetry, as well as audio recordings and video files
Project Gutenberg
Audio archive, maintained by the University of Pennsylvania, of poets reading their own works
Representative Poetry Online
Poetry by over 700 hundred poets spanning the last 1400 years, as well as biographical information and criticism
The Victorian Web
Information about literature, history, and culture in the age of Victoria
Writing in Literature
Literary terms and theory, schools of criticism, and more from Purdue's Online Writing Lab
C.K. Williams: Poetry for all seasons of life
Poet C.K. Williams reads his work at TED2001. As he colors scenes of childhood resentments, college loves, odd neighbors and the literal death of youth, he reminds us of the unique challenges of living (23:18).
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