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Poetry

Research guide for finding poetry and poetry criticism.

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Reminder: Online Access

  • Library resources require going through CWRU Single Sign-On.
  • The best method is to follow links from the library website.
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Online Resources

To find poetry-related journals through the CWRU e-Journal portal, you can type in a journal's title or ISSN in the main Search bar, or you can select Literature & Writing in the Browse by Discipline section to explore available titles. 

Here are some journal titles for Poetry that are are available in the CWRU e-Journal portal:

  • American Poet
  • Poet Lore
  • Beloit Poetry Journal
  • Poetry: A Magazine of Verse

Books

One of the options in the dropdown menu for catalog searching is Subject. Searching by Subject means finding specific Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs), which tell you what a work is about using standardized rules for the order of terms, the language used, etc. It works best when you already know what to look for. 

Here are some Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use in a Subject search to lead you to relevant works:

  • Poetics
  • Poetry authorship
  • Poetry -- History and criticism
  • Poetry -- Collections