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Walt Whitman Hypertext Archive
features Whitman's poetry and prose, including his manuscripts, notebooks, and letters. It contains a searchable database of digitized images of original documents, transcriptions of... (University of Iowa, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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William Blake Archive
brings together Blake's disparate, widely dispersed, and often restricted major visual and artistic works in one searchable website. The archive contains scalable electronic editions... (University of Virginia, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Online Poetry Classroom
aims to provide professional development opportunities for high school teachers, set new benchmarks for poetry education, and create an online community of teachers and poets dedicated... (Academy of American Poets, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Revising Himself: Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass
is a virtual tour of Whitman's life tracing the 40-year history of his famous masterpiece, from when it was first published (1855) to the ninth and final edition (1892). Depicted are... (Library of Congress) |
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Lyrical Legacy: 400 Years of American Song and Poetry
examines 18 historical American songs and poems. Organized by time periods and considered from historical perspectives, songs and poems include Bonny Barbara Allan, Yankee Doodle... (Library of Congress) |
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Poetry
provides more than 40 books of (and about) poetry written in the 19th century... (Library of Congress) |
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Knowing Poe
introduces us to the life, works, and writing techniques of Edgar Allan Poe. Learn about point of view in "The Cask of Amontillado." See Poe's edits in subsequent versions of "The... (Maryland Public Television, supported by Department of Education) |
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Poetry Out Loud
is a national recitation contest aimed to encourage memorization and performance of great poems. Materials to support that aim are provided online: texts of 450 poems, sound... (The Poetry Foundation, supported by National Endowment for the Arts) |
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Poetry Everywhere
provides 10 videos, as well as essays and lessons, to help students explore the power of language and build reading and writing skills. The videos feature seminal voices of poetry... (Teachers' Domain, supported by Multiple Agencies) |
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Poets and Writers
is a source of information and inspiration for creative writers. It features Poets & Writers Magazine and includes a discussion forum, a database of writers, and advice about... (Poets & Writers, supported by National Endowment for the Arts) |
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Literature and Poetry Community Center
is a collection of resources about poetry, literature, and writers -- William Blake, Stephen Crane, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and others. Hear... (Library of Congress) |
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Donald Hall: Online Materials
is a guide to resources related to Donald Hall, the Library of Congress's poet laureate consultant. Hear Hall read poems and talk with interviewers. Read a biography and selections... (Library of Congress) |
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Poet At Work: Recovered Notebooks from Walt Whitman
features four Walt Whitman notebooks that disappeared from the Library of Congress in 1942 and that were subsequently returned in 1995. Images of the notebooks are available, as are... (Library of Congress) |
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1900 America: Historical Voices, Poetic Visions
is a lesson plan in which students create their own multi-media epic poems about the year 1900. Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself" and Hart Crane’s "The Bridge" serve as artistic models... (Library of Congress) |
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Enhancing a Poetry Unit
is a teaching unit that leads students to the famous Federal Writers Project and gets them started writing "found poems." Among the examples is a free verse poem written after reading... (Library of Congress) |
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