eference Department
of the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library
Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus

POETS AND POETRY

Please inquire in the Reference Department

Individual poems can be located in Granger's Index to Poetry, in Chicorel Index to Poetry, and in Index of American Periodical Verse: all located on the Index Shelf near the Reference desk. Material on poetry, poets and their works can be found in the Reference Department, in the circulating collection, and in the Periodical Department.

REFERENCE DEPARTMENT

In the Reference Department critical material about individual poems can be located in:

Explicator Cyclopedia. 1968. vol. 1: "Modern Poetry"; vol. 2: "Traditional Poetry: Medieval to Late Victorian." (Ref. PR 401 .E9)
under: AUTHOR'S NAME, then individual title. Short commentaries on selected works are provided.

Kuntz, Joseph M. and Martinez, Nancy C. Poetry Explication: A Checklist of Interpretation Since 1925 of British and American Poems Past and Present. 1980. (Ref. Z 2014 .P7 K8 1980)
under: AUTHOR'S NAME, then individual title. References are to articles in periodicals and in books.

Reference to articles about authors and their works can be found in:

Combs, Richard E. Authors: Critical and Biographical References. 1971. (Ref. PN 524 .C58)

Leary, Lewis. Articles on American Literature, 1900-1950. (Ref. Z 1225 .L49)
under: AUTHOR'S NAME, and pp. 397-405.

Leary, Lewis. Articles on American Literature, 1950-1967. (Ref. Z 1225 .L492)
under: AUTHOR'S NAME, and pp. 690-700.

Essay and General Literature Index. (Located on the Index Shelf near the Reference desk,)
under:
AUTHOR'S NAME
POETRY
POETS

The Individual Bibliography section (Ref. Z 1001-Z 8999) has author bibliographies, many of which list critical articles in books and periodicals.

Some other books about poets and poetry in the Reference collection are:

Cline, Gloria Stark and Baker, Jeffrey A. An Index to Criticisms of British and American Poetry. 1973. (Ref. PR 89 .C5) A checklist of more that 2,800 criticism of over 1,500 British and American poems from the earliest period to the twentieth century.

Contemporary Poets of the English Language. 1970. (Ref. PR 603 .C63x) A dictionary which provides biographical and bibliographical information about poets now writing in the English language.

Deutsch, Babette. Poetry Handbook: A Dictionary of Terms. 1969. (Ref. PN 44.5 .D4 1969)

Dyson, A.E., ed. English Poetry: Select Bibliographical Guides. 1971. (Ref. Z 2014 .P7 E53) Contains biographical and critical bibliographies on selected poets from Chaucer to Eliot.

Faverty, Frederic E. The Victorian Poets: a Guide to Research. 1968. (Ref. PR 593 .F3 1968) Bibliographic essays on individual poets.

(In addition to the book on Victorian Poetry, above, the Reference Department also has books dealing with other specific schools or periods of poetry, e.g., metaphysical, Middle Scots poetry, etc.)

Preminger, Alex. Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. 1974. (Ref. PN 1021 .E5 1974) Consists of about 1,000 entries dealing with the history, theory, technique,and criticism of poetry from the earliest time to the present.

Spender, Stephen. The Concise Encyclopedia of English and American Poets and Poetry. 1963 (Ref. PR 19 .S6) Has articles on poets as well as general topics concerning poetry. Includes a bibliography of works and critical material.

Untermeyer, Louis. The Pursuit of Poetry: A Guide to Its Understanding and Appreciation with an Explanation of its Form and a Dictionary of Poetic Terms. 1969.
(Ref. PN 1031 .U54)

CIRCULATING BOOKS

Look in the Subject Catalog under:

AUTHOR'S NAME                                   IRISH POETRY                           
AMERICAN POETRY                                 POETRY                 
ANGLO SAXON POETRY                              POETRY, MEDIEVAL                     
ENGLISH POETRY                                  POETRY, MODERN                                 
EUROPEAN WAR, 1914-1919--POETRY--HISTORY        POETS                    
FRENCH POETRY                                   RELIGIOUS POETRY
IMAGIST POETRY                                  WORLD WAR, 1939-1945--poetry

PERIODICALS DEPARTMENT

In the Periodicals Department critical material about poets and individual poems can be located in:

INDEXES DEALING WITH LITERATURE:

Abstracts of English Studies
This index to scholarly periodicals is arranged chronologically and by genre within the following major categories: GENERAL, BRITAiN, UNITED STATES, and WORLD LITERATURE IN ENGLISH AND RELATED LANGUAGES.

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
under:
AUTHOR'S NAME

Articles on American Literature 1900-1950
under:
AUTHOR'S NAME
POETRY
(located behind the Periodical Department Reference Desk)

Articles on American Literature 1950-1970
under:
AUTHOR'S NAME
POETRY
(located behind the Periodical Department Reference Desk)

Modern Language Association Bibliography (MLA)
This is an index to scholarly periodicals with a geographical and chronological arrangement.

Poetry Index 1912-1962 (located behind the Periodicals Department Reference Desk).
under:
AUTHOR'S NAME

INDEXES OF A GENERAL NATURE WHICH INCLUDE MATERIAL ON LITERATURE
To be used with help from a librarian.

Biography Index
under:
AUTHOR'S NAME

Bibliographic Index
under:
AUTHOR'S NAME
POETS
POETICS
POETRY (this category will lead you to further sub-categories) also ENGLISH POETRY, FRENCH POETRY, and similar headings.

Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals 1886-1974
under:
AUTHOR'S NAME

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
under:
POETRY
POETS (individual poets are listed here)

Humanities Index (prior to 1974 was called Social Science and Humanities Index.)
under:
AUTHOR'S NAME
POETRY

PLEASE CONSULT A LIBRARIAN IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE!!

Prepared by Lucy Bara Lettis
Spring 1982

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