Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Robert Browning
This site includes a great biography of the English poet Robert Browning. There is also a complete bibliography included that is quite extensive.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Hart Crane
A biography of the poet Hart Crane with a photo and selected bibliography is provided here.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Lewis Carroll
This site provides a very nice biography of the author of the "Alice" stories, Lewis Carroll. Also contains a selected bibliography of many of his works.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Marianne Moore
From Poets.org, the site of the Academy of American Poets, provides information on Moore's life and career, a bibliography of her work, links to e-texts of five of her poems, and links to related sites.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "America" by Herman Melville
This site contains the text of the poem "America" by Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE).
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Shiloh: A Requiem," by Herman Melville
This site contains the text for the poem "Shiloh: A Requiem" by Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE).
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath
This site shares the poem "Morning Song" from the author Sylvia Plath. Alliteration and rhyme are prevelant in this poem, just as these poetic devices are present in her most famous novel, The Bell Jar.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Have you ever studied Lord Tennyson's work? This site features information on the life and work of this famous Victorian writer.
TES Global
Tes: Writing Your Own Poetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can write a poem that incorporates personification and similes with the help of this template.
TES Global
Tes: Different Cultures Poetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] Thsi PowerPoint lesson will lead students through Benjamin Zephaniah's poem titled "Carnival Days". Topics relative to slavery are included in the slideshow.
TES Global
Tes: Forms of Poetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] These Several lessons provide students with an understanding with different types of writing forms: calligram, cinquain, diamante, haiku, and narrative.
TES Global
Tes: Lord of the Flies by William Golding: Write a Poem
[Free Registration/Login Required] For this assignment, students will write a twelve-line poem using quotations from the first chapter of William Golding's Lord of the Flies. Then students will draw a visual representation of the setting...
TES Global
Tes: The Ruined Maid by Thomas Hardy
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Power Point presentation provides a detailed poetic analysis of Thomas Hardy's poem titled 'The Ruined Maid.' Close analysis of the poem's language and imagery are featured.
TES Global
Tes: Writing: A Poetry Resource by Dorothea Smart
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can use this activity to help them generate ideas for poetry. An example poem is provided.
Other
Death Throes of Romanticism: The Poetry of Sylvia Plath
Read an essay by Joyce Carol Oates on Sylvia Plath and her poetry. Topics in this essay include: tragedy, cultural significance, and lyrical poetry. Some of the following Plath works are mentioned in this essay: "Narcissi", "Three...
TES Global
Tes: Poetry: Performing Poetry: "Touch" by Lewin
[Free Registration/Login Required] This downloadable module contains a PowerPoint lesson about how to read and perform the poem "Touch" by Hugh Lewin. A worksheet is provided that will guide students to help them reflect on the poem,...
University of Pennsylvania
Project Guttenberg: Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
Project Guttenberg offers the following downloadable full texts:*Burns, Robert, 1759-1796: The Letters of Robert Burns, ed. by J. Logie Robertson (Gutenberg text)*Burns, Robert, 1759-1796: The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns*Burns,...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1971
At this site from The Nobel Foundation, you can read about Pablo Neruda, the 1971 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Nobel...
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library: Works of Robert Browning
This site provides links to five of Robert Browning's most famous works including "Dramatic Lyrics," "Dramatic Romances," "An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry," "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," and "The Ring and the Book."
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page
This site provides links to five of Browning's most famous works including "Aurora Leigh," "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point," "Selected Poems," "Sonnets From the Portuguese," and "Translations from the Greek Christian Poets."
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library: The Works of Matthew Arnold
The Digital Library provides links to three pieces of work done by Matthew Arnold: "Culture and Anarchy," "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time," and "The Next Bottom Line: Making Sustainable Development Tangible."
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page
This site provides the complete texts for 19 of Rudyard Kipling's literary works.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of two of Emily Bronte works, "Poems by Currier, Ellis, and Acton Bell," and "Wuthering Heights."