Curated OER
St. Patrick's Day: James Joyce
Whether it's St. Patrick's Day or not, this lesson plan can be a great way to study James Joyce and how his heritage has influenced his writing. The lesson plan is meant to be used with the Gale database, specifically the Student...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Ezra Pound
Poet and mentor Ezra Pound is the focus of this brief biography highlighting his works and energy for new artistic movements of the early twentieth century. Click on "Ezra Pound Activities" for related materials.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: Modernism: William Carlos Williams
This lesson focuses on William Carlos Williams and his poems using images of everyday life including "The Red Wheelbarrow" and "This is Just to Say."
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Ernest Hemingway Biographical
Read about Ernest Hemmingway (1899-1961 CE), the author of such works as "The Sun Also Rises" and "The Old Man and the Sea," who was awarded with the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. This website includes a biography, resources for...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: The Waste Land
'The Waste Land' is a long poem by the American writer T.S Eliot. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: T S Eliot's the Waste Land
Through close reading of "The Waste Land" in its original manuscript form, students will explore how the poem evolved in the process of editing. By reading contemporary letters and reviews, students will be guided towards a more informed...
Yale University
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library: Harriet Monroe and the "Imagists"
This excellent site pays tribute to Harriet Monroe, her works, and her contemporaries. Contains the history of the term, published in 1915.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: t.s. Eliot
Resource provides a brief biography of Eliot with a bibliography of his works. Of particular interest is an audio clip of Eliot reading "La Figlia Che Piange." The site also provides a basic explanation of Modernism and hyperlinks to...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Ezra Pound
This is a very good site from the Academy of American Poets about Ezra Pound. The site houses a biography of the poet, a selected bibliography of his work, as well as links to full texts of several of his well known works.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Idaho Poets
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Idaho includes information on featured poets (Ezra Pound and Robert Wrigley) and poems specifically about Idaho.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Imagist Ezra Pound
This site from the University of Groningen provides a good exposition of the well known imagist poet, Ezra Pound. Includes links to T.S. Eliot and W. C. Williams.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: On the Ezra Pound
Maintained by the "McLuhan Studies Journal," this article by Edward Barton from the University of Toronto focuses on Pound's influence on Marshall McLuhan during their years of correspondence. This site is more useful for McLuhan studies...
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Selected Poetry of Ezra Pound
This resource provides the text of several of Pound's poems, including "Alba," "In a Station of the Metro," and "Canto I."
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Edna St. Vincent Millay
This website from the Wikipedia encyclopedia contains a brief biography on author Edna St. Vincent Millay and links to the e-text to four of her works. Other links are provided throughout for additional information.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...