Madison College Libraries Catalog
Madison College Libraries Catalog
Find books, ebooks, and audio-visual items in the library catalog. For items about the process of writing poetry, try searching the terms Poetics, Creative Writing, or Poetry Authorship.
Featured Books
The Ode Less Travelled by Call Number: 808.1 F947ISBN: 1592402488Publication Date: 2006Gives aspiring poets the tools and confidence they need to write poetry for pleasure by explaining the various elements of poetry in simple terms.
The Poetry Home Repair Manual by Call Number: 808.1 K82ISBN: 0803227698Publication Date: 2005U. S. Poet Laureate, Kooser offers tools and insights, the instructions (and warnings against instructions) that poet, aspiring or practicing, can use to hone their craft, perhaps into art.
Poetry in Person by Call Number: 811.608 P745ISBN: 0375711759Publication Date: 2011Follows an extraordinary range of poets as they create their poems and offers numerous illustrations of the original drafts, bringing their processes to light.
Singing School by Call Number: 808.1 P658ISBN: 0393348970Publication Date: 2014Instead of rules, theories, or recipes, Singing School emphasizes ways to learn from great work: studying magnificent, monumentally enduring poems and how they are made.
Websites
- Bramble Lit MagazineLiterary magazine of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets.
- For Better for VerseInteractive learning tool from the University of Virginia that can help you understand what makes metered poetry in English tick.
- NewPagesNews, information, and guides to literary magazines, independent publishers, creative writing programs, indie bookstores, writing contests, and more.
- Poetry FoundationThe Poetry Foundation is an independent literary organization committed to discovering and celebrating the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience.
- Poetry Writing (Purdue OWL)Covers concepts of pattern and variation and how they are used when writing poems.
- Poets & WritersPoets & Writers, Inc., is the nation's largest nonprofit literary organization serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers.
- Wisconsin Fellowship of PoetsSupports the creation, promotion and enjoyment of poetry throughout the state of Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Poet LaureateThe Poet Laureate acts as a statewide emissary for poetry and creativity
Library Databases
- EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: General. Searches multiple EBSCO databases simultaneously.
- The Madison College Libraries provide online access to full-text magazine, newspaper and journal articles through our library subscription databases.
- To see all of our databases, click here: Find Articles Using the Library Databases.
- To access off-campus, enter your Madison College username and password.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) This link opens in a new window Pros and cons on critical social issues. Great place to start your research.