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Poetry

Research guide for finding poetry and poetry criticism.

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By Era page

Looking for poetry from a specific time period? This page is divided into different centuries. Poetry prior to the 17th century literature is under Medieval Poetry, and poetry from the start of the 21st century to the present is under Contemporary Poetry.

Medieval Poetry

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for Medieval Poetry that you can find in Journal Search:

  • The Medieval History Journal
  • Journal of Medieval History

17th Century Poetry

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for 17th Century Poetry that you can find in Journal Search:

  • The Seventeenth Century

18th Century Poetry

To find 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 18th Century Poetry that are are available in the CWRU e-Journal portal:

  • Eighteenth-Century Studies
  • The Wordsworth Circle

19th Century Poetry

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for 19th Century Poetry that you can find in Journal Search:

  • The Wordsworth Circle
  • Victorian Poetry
  • ESQ
  • Romanticism

20th Century Poetry

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for 20th Century Poetry that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Twentieth-Century Literature
  • Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature

Contemporary Poetry

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for Contemporary Poetry that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Poetics Today
  • Atlanta Review