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Literature Online

Short Fiction
Fiction
McSweeney's
NPR's National Story Project

Poetry - Old and New

American Life in Poetry - poet laureate Ted Kooser's weekly column
Anne Bradstreet: America's First Poet

Bruce and Montana

Bruce Almighty: Springsteen Show Proceeds Earmarked to Fight Hunger

A Brief Interruption to a Longstanding Drought in Southwestern Montana
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG

Poetry Anthology

Compile a Poetry Anthology comprised of the following:
Five (5) Original poems
1.Blues lyric
2.Place poem
3.Poem that emphasizes imagery
4.Conversation poem
5.Extended metaphor

Five (5) Collected Poems
1.Living female poet
2.Living male poet
3.Ohio poet
4.Poet of another race
5.Poet from another place

Five (5) Other Poems (free choice)

For each poem include (one sentence each):
1.Bibliographic Citation
2.Poet Biography
3.Poet’s Themes
4.Why you like it

Education by Poetry

"Education by Poetry" was a talk delivered at Amherst College and subsequently revised for publication in the Amherst Graduates’ Quarterly of February 1931.
The Poetics of Robert Frost
Glossary of Poetic Terms
Rules for Poetry
Elements of Poetry Tutorial
Crafting Themed Poetry Collections
How to Write the Blues
How to Write and Sing the Blues
Interactive Poetic Forms - (Just Fill in the Blanks)
Haiku Generator
Chart of Types of Poetry
List of 54 Poetic Forms with Examples
Place Poems
How to Write a Sonnet

Book Review Sites

bibliomania
Library Spot
Literary Resources on the Net
The Literary Web
Internet Public Library Literary Criticism
Online Literary Criticism Guide
American Authors on the Web
Barnes & Noble
Borders
Amazon.com

Dylan and Hendrix

Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix exhibit at Experience Music Live

Cow in Stanchion