ibiblio
Ibiblio: Margaret Walker
This is a site devoted to the life and times of the African American poet Margaret Walker. Among the numerous links found on the page are links to full texts of 16 poems, questions from an audience, a panel's discussion of her poetry, a...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: William Cullen Bryant
This Bibliomania entry provides a biography of the 19th century American poet William Cullen Bryant and an analysis of his major poems. Discusses his role as a journalist and his translation of Greek classics. Includes suggestions for...
African American Literature Book Club
African American Literature Book Club: Arna Bontemps
A brief biography and a list of the works written by Harlem Renaissance author, Arna Bontemps.
Other
Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Emily Dickinson
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE), an author widely acclaimed as one of America's greatest poets. Though she wrote nearly 2,000 poems, only a few were printed during her lifetime, and those...
BBC
Bb Ci Audio Interviews: Alice Walker
The BBC provides audio clips from two different radio interviews with Alice Walker. Additional content includes a brief biography and a list of key works.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Poetry of Spenser: Spenser's Family
Brief biography of Spenser and his family, with links provided to the entire contents of The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Readers can find additional information on Spenser there.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is profiled as well as her poems and work in education reform.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: T. S. Eliot
This site features the author T. S. Eliot including a biography and the full text of the poetry collection Poems, which contains 24 poems including "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "A Cooking Egg."
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo: Derek Walcott
This site, created by a University of Buffalo math professor with a deep interest in African American and Caribbean writing, gives four poems by Walcott an audio of him speaking, and a biography and bibliography.
Other
Encyclopedia.com: N. Scott Momaday, 1934
This is a biography of the novelist and poet N. Scott Momaday. It includes a list of his works and awards including the Pulitzer.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Bob Kaufman
This entry features Bob Kaufman, an innovative African-American poet who became an important figure of the Beat movement.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Audre Lorde
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Audre Lorde, an African American poet, essayist, and autobiographer known for her passionate writings on lesbian feminism and racial issues.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Nikki Giovanni
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Nikki Giovanni, an African-American poet whose writings ranged from calls for violent revolution to poems for children and intimate personal statements.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Paul Laurence Dunbar
This Web English Teacher site compiled links to learn more about Paul Laurence Dunbar's work. Explore this informative resource to learn more about his poetry and life.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Gary Soto
This resource provides Gary Soto's brief autobiography in which he discusses his writing. Also the transcript to an interview with Soto is given along with book reviews by students.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Jessie Redmon Fauset
Brief biographical account of the life and career of poet and writer Jessie Redmon Fauset (married name: Harris).
My Hero Project
My Hero: Maya Angelou
This resource offers the text given by two middle school students on why Angelou is their hero. It also contains an extensive biography given by Susannah Abbey. It has the text to the poem "A Brave and Startling Truth."
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Leslie Marmon Silko
Leslie Marmon Silko is highlighted on a site titled "distinguished women of past and present." Presents a brief biographical sketch of Leslie Marmon Silko and a description of her career as a writer. Related links provided.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Dennis Brutus
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Dennis Brutus, a poet whose works centre on his sufferings and those of his fellow blacks in South Africa. This site, rich in detail and breadth of coverage,...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Adah Isaacs Menken
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Adah Isaacs Menken, an American actress and poet widely celebrated for her daring act of appearing (seemingly) naked, strapped to a running horse.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Edgar Allan Poe
Provides a biography of Edgar Allan Poe, one of "the greatest and unhappiest of American poets, master of the horror tale, patron saint to the practitioners of the detective story."
Scholastic
Scholastic: Emma Lazarus
Brief biographical information on the author of the inscription on the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus. Provides links to related articles, lesson plans and online activities.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Alice Dunbar Nelson
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Alice Dunbar Nelson, a novelist, poet, essayist, and critic associated with the early period of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and '30s.