Shaw University Library Guides: English & Literature: Websites, News and Videos

Poetry Resources

Academy of American Poets (poets.org)
"Visitors [to this site] can find hundreds of essays and interviews about poetry, biographies of more than 500 poets, almost 2000 poems, and audio clips of 150 poems read by their authors or other poets...[In addition you can] find local poetry resources on the National Poetry Map and calendar."
All Poetry
A home base for poets - The web's largest poetry writing group, from beginners to experts.
Modern American Poetry Site (MAPS)
A companion site to Anthology of Modern American Poetry, this educational site provides resources for poetry scholars of all levels. Search over 160 companion author sites that provide analysis of the author's works.
Poetry Daily
A publication of the Daily Poetry Association - an anthology of contemporary poetry brought to you each day.
Poem Hunter
Acomprehensive poet and poetry portal. In the Poemhunter archive, besides the works of classical poets, there are also poems of amateur poets from all over the world.
Slam Poems
The mission of Slam Poems is 1.) To promote powerful, passionate, and authentic slam poetry and spoken word poetry. 2.) To facilitate creative conversation, and feedback for poets.
Poetry.com
Poetry.com is a huge collection of poems from famous and amateur poets from around the world — collaboratively published by a community of authors and contributing editors.
Poets Corner
A collection of over 7,300 works by about 800 poets - including some of the best known works in the English language - and many obscure and forgotten works that are well worth reading.

Book Reviews, Essays, and Interviews

Horn Book Reviews
One of the most highly respected sources for reviews of children's and young adult literature.
New York Review of Books
The premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language. While this is a subscription site, a lot of information is available for free.
The New York Times Book Reviews
The New York Times Book Review is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry.
The Paris Review: Interviews
Read, search, and download any or all of these [300+] in-depth interviews with poets, novelists, playwrights, essayists, critics, musicians, and more..."

Writing an Essay

Videos

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Allows you to view over 5,000 streaming videos in subject areas including Humanities & Social Science, Science, Business, Economics and Health.

Here's a short video tutorial for Films On Demand.

Films for Action
According to their website, "Films For Action uses the power of film to raise awareness of important social, environmental, and media-related issues not covered by the mainstream news. Our goal is to provide citizens with the information and perspectives essential to creating a more just, sustainable, and democratic society."
Frontline
PBS
TED Talks

Research/Scholarly Organizations

Research organizations perform, collect, present, and encourage research. On their websites, they provide resources you can use in your research, as well as information on research funding opportunities, news, and events.

Associations and Professional Organizations

Associations advance the discipline and profession they represent, advocate for issues, hold conferences, offer networking and leadership opportunities, post jobs, and publish journals and newsletters. They provide resources on their websites, and more benefits and involvement if you become a member

English & Literature: Websites, News and Videos