University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Mark Strand
A site about Mark Strand and his poetry, but without the texts of any of his works. Includes biographies, critiques of his works, essays by Strand, and interviews with him.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Mona Van Duyn
In addition to biographical notes about Van Duyn, this site has four essays about her poetry, one by Van Duyn.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Stanley Kunitz
A biographical sketch of Kunitz, an article by him, and an analysis of several of his works. Also provides a picture.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Conversation With Stanley Kunitz
An interview by Elizabeth Farnsworth with Stanley Kunitz, shortly after he was named poet laureate of the United States. In the course of the interview, Kunitz reads some of his poetry, and talks about what inspires his poetry.
Other
Ploughshares: Mark Strand
This resource provides links to many articles by or about Mark Strand and his poetry. It includes the texts of some of his poems.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Stanley Kunitz
A brief biography of Stanley Kunitz, who was known not only for his poetry, but for his unfailing support of young poets. This site includes the texts of several of his poems, as well as transcripts of several interviews and critical...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1987: Joseph Brodsky
The Nobel Foundation provides a biography of Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996 CE). The site contains a press release announcing his winning of the award, a presentation speech, a Nobel lecture and a picture of his Nobel diploma.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180
Poetry 180 is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem each day of the 180 days of the school year. Poet laureate Billy Collins has selected these poems with high school students in mind.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Stanley Kunitz
This site from NPR gives a brief introduction about poet laureate Stanley Kunitz, followed by a link to an interview with him during National Poetry Month, 2001, you will need to scroll down this page which contains all the segments of...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Josip Alexandrovich Brodsky
This site has a detailed biography of Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996 CE), with a bibliography.
New York Times
New York Times: Wiser, Kunitz Returning as Laureate
New York Times article about the naming of Stanley Kunitz to the post of poet laureate of the United States, at the age of 95.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Mark Strand
This brief biography of poet laureate Mark Strand is accompanied by a photograph.
The Washington Post
Robert Hass on Walt Whitman
Poet laureate Robert Hass writes about Walt Whitman and the controversies that have often surrounded his writing and life.
The Washington Post
Washington Post.: A Poem by Sylvia Plath
This Washington Post article by poet laureate Robert Hass analyzes Plath's (1932-1963 CE) poem "By Candlelight," and includes the text of the poem.
The Washington Post
Washington Post: Robert Hass on Octavio Paz
In a Washington Post essay written the week of Paz' death, Hass discusses his work and presents one poem in translation, "Wind and Water and Stone."
The Washington Post
Washington Post: Poems by Theodore Roethke and Elizabeth Bishop
Poet laureate Robert Hass writes about the poetry form called villanelle and uses poems by Roethke and Bishop to demonstrate the form.
Other
Joseph Brodsky and "Tornfallet"
A brief biography of poet Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996 CE), and the text of his poem "Tornfallet."