Literary Criticism of Poetry

This guide addresses the need for literary criticism for beginning literary critics. It provides resources for finding poems, for getting summaries, reviews and criticism or explication of poetry.

Starting Points

Faber Poetry Library

The Faber Poetry Library provides access to the works of the most influential poets of the twentieth century. It contains the works of many of the greatest poets currently read and studied.

Magill's bibliography of literary criticism

MLA International Bibliography

For finding reviews and criticism.

Articles & eResources

Gale Literary Index

Gale's Literary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale. It combines and cross-references over 157,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and listings for over 210,000 titles into one source.

Literature Resource Center

Rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content, Gale's Literature Resource Center is the premier Internet resource for information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more.

Academic Search Complete

For finding reviews.

African-American Poetry

American Poetry

American Poetry (20th Century)

African-American Poetry (20th Century)

Using the Library Catalog

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Books & Library Materials

This is only a sample of literary criticism print resources, to find more, please check the Randall Library online catalog or ask a librarian for help.