Poets & Poetry
Use these links to find reliable information about your poet & poetry:
Database (look here for a reminder about how to cite databases)
Biography Reference Center
Websites (look below for a reminder about how to cite websites)
poetryfoundation.org
biography.com
poets.org
Books (look on the cart or in the library online catalog)
**We have books about poets & collections of poetry
Citations (examples courtesy of Purdue Owl)
Website citations:
Format: Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
Example: The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008.
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.
Book citations:
Format: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Example: Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.
Database (look here for a reminder about how to cite databases)
Biography Reference Center
Websites (look below for a reminder about how to cite websites)
poetryfoundation.org
biography.com
poets.org
Books (look on the cart or in the library online catalog)
**We have books about poets & collections of poetry
Citations (examples courtesy of Purdue Owl)
Website citations:
Format: Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
Example: The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008.
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.
Book citations:
Format: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Example: Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.