Poetry
Journals | Indexes and Databases | Periodical
Location
Interlibrary
Loan | Resources on the Internet
BRIDGE AND OTHER LIBRARY CATALOGS
BRIDGE is St. Olaf's online catalog. Use Bridge to search for books and periodicals, but not for chapters within books or articles within periodicals.
If you know the title of the poem you are looking for, use a Title Search. For example:
THE GALE SERIES:
Contemporary Authors
(CA) (CANR) [RR
PN45 .C6--]
The
CA Cumulative Index covers the series by Gale Publishing, including DLB,
CLC, TCLC , HLC and PC.
Dictionary of Literary
Biography (DLB) [Each
titled separately] [RR PN451 .D4]
Covers
writers, movements, and periods, i.e, DLB 48: American Poets, 1880-1945;
DLB 237: The Beats: A Documentary Volume.
Contemporary Literary
Criticism (CLC) [RR PR771 .C59--]
and Twentieth-Century
Literary Criticism (TCLC) [RR PN761 .N5--]
Major
sources of scholarly criticism.
Poetry Criticism (PC)
[RR
PN1010 .P62]
Lengthy
entries include introduction, biographical information, major works, critical
reception, criticism, and further reading. Cumulative title, author and
nationality index. Use the index in the last volume in the series for most
current selections. Also separate Title index.
Hispanic Literature Criticism
2v.
[RR PQ7081.A1 H573 1994] 2v. supplement [1999]
ADDITIONAL REFERENCE RESOURCES:
Oxford English Dictionary
20 v. plus 3 "additional series" v. [RR PE1625.087 1989] and OED2
on CD-ROM [CD-ROM]
Entries
outline the history of a given word, from the date of its introduction
to the present. Entries illustrate how meaning, pronunciation, and
use change over the years. A good portion of each entry consists
of examples of use over the centuries and includes references to the actual
publications.
OED
Online
The online
version of the Oxford English Dictionary.
A Guide to the Oxford
English Dictionary [RR
PE1617 .049 B47 1993]
A
great source explaining the various nuances of the OED.
Literature of Nature:
An International Sourcebook [RR
PN48 .L58]
Search
by author in index. Essays include, Knocking on Nature's Door: Religious
Meaning in Twentieth-Century U.S. Poetry.
Gay & Lesbian Literature
2v.
[RR PN56 .H57 G36 1994]
Includes
scholars whose work has contributed significantly to the field [poetry]
as well as authors known predominately for their work in social and political
arenas.
Feminist Writers [RR
PN451 .F46 1996]
Includes
a nationality index and a subject and genre index (categorized by the primary
literary genres in which they wrote or subject areas relevant to the study
of feminism covered in their works).
Encyclopedia of World
Literature in the 20th Century 4v. [RR PN771 .E5 1999]
"A
comprehensive survey of significant literary activity of international
scope and proportion."
The New Princeton Encyclopedia
of Poetry and Poetics [RR PN1021 .N39 1993]
Use
contents list in front for an overview of the subjects.
Readers Guide to Literature
in English [RR PR85 .R33 1996]
Covers
critical writing in the literature of the British Isles, the U.S., and
other major English-speaking traditions of the world. See especially the
Thematic List that begins on page xix.
Great Writers of the
English Language 3v.
[RR PR106 .G9]
See
especially v.1: Poets.
A Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English [RR PR111 .C353 1991]
The Oxford Companion
to Twentieth-Century Literature in English
[RR
PR471 .094 1996]
Overview
of Literature in English from 1900. Entries include Further Books and Bibliographies.
Critical Survey of Poetry.
English Language Series 8v. [RR PR502 .C85] Suppl. [1987]
Treatment
of poets includes principal works, achievements, biography, and analysis.
Contemporary English Poetry: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism to 1980 [RR PR601 .S45]
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English [RR PR601 .09 1994]
Asian American Literature [RR PS153 .A84 A82 1999]
Native North American Literature [RR PS508 .I5 N38 1994]
The Oxford Companion to African American Literature [RR PS153 .N5 096 1997]
These are just a few of the poetry journals available at Rolvaag Library.
American
Poetry (AP)
Journal
of Black Poetry
The
Lyric
Parnassus:
poetry in review
Poetry
Tennessee
Poetry Journal
Victorian
Poetry Available
online from Project Muse
These are only some of the indexes that are available. Consult "Indexes.." on the Libraries webpage for the entire list.
The American Humanities
Index [RR AI3 .A278]
An
index to scholarly and creative English language literary journals. Most
are either not indexed elsewhere or are indexed only partially in other
indexing services.
The
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry [also in paper: RR AI3 .E75]
The
online version of the standard poetry index includes 13,000 poems in full
text, 250,000 poetry citations, commentaries, biographies, bibliographies,
notes on form, and a glossary of prosodic terms.
Essay and General Literature Index [RR AI3 .E75]
Government
Periodicals Universe
The
U.S. Government periodicals index, indexes numerous periodicals in the
St. Olaf Libraries' Government Document collection.
Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life
Humanities Index [RR AI3 .R473]
Lexis-Nexis
Academic Index
Provides
access to full-text articles in national and international newspapers.
MLA International Bibliography
[2 disks on CD-ROM on CD-ROM Tower - covers 1963-present]
Produced
by the Modern Language Association, the MLA provides access to scholarly
research in over 3000 journals and series. It consists of bibliographic
records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics and folklore, and
covers monographs, essays, working papers, proceedings and other formats.
MLA
Bibliography Online
The
online version of MLA. Not as fast as the CD-ROM version, but it is accessible
anywhere on campus. Begin by choosing database from top right of screen.
Log off when done - the campus is licensed for only four simultaneous users.
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature [RR AI3 .R48]
The New York Times Index [RR A121 .N45].
Titles and holdings can also be found by searching Sage and Muse. Periodicals are located on level 3-1/2 and 4 of Rolvaag, and in Music and Science as indicated from the catalog location. Pre-1960 periodicals located on level 1.
Any item not owned by St. Olaf may be ordered through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) provided you allow enough time. See the Reference Librarian for ILL forms. Also available on the webpage.
Once you are a registered patron with Carleton you may request the materials online through Muse.
Check out Scholarly & Reference Websites on the St. Olaf Libraries webpage. Or try the links listed below:
Created by Stephanie Wyman
'03 and Mary Sue Lovett, Reference Librarian
lovett@stolaf.edu
website update: 05/06/03