Imprints 11

Web Links

Poetry

Please note: given the number of poems in this unit, we have organized the Web Links by poetry cluster, rather than individual poems.

Select a cluster:

POETS ON POETRY

• E. E. Cummings Site 1
  This site includes a biography, poems, and recommended reading.
• E.E. Cummings 2
  Encourage students to explore the various information and links on this Web site. Students can read or listen to some of the poems on this site and choose one that they might include in a unit called "Since Feeling Is First."
  • A link is provided to a Cummings gallery at the bottom of this page and students may find Cummings' paintings particularly interesting. However, note that some nudes are included in this on-line gallery-in the "Couples and Lovers" and "Nudes and Strippers" categories; you may want to direct students to the abstracts, landscapes, or portraits. If they are viewing the paintings, students should also read some of the information included with this link under the heading "Prospectus."
  • Students can choose one of Cummings paintings that they think works with the poem "Since Feeling Is First." You might discuss as a class how both Joni Mitchell and Cummings express themselves using both words and paint. Ask: Is a good poem just a painting with words? Is a good painting just a poem with colour and texture?
• Not "e.e. cummings"
  An interesting article about how this poet's name came to be decapitalized.
• Gary Hyland Site
  This site includes a biography, bibliography, and critical materials. Have students search the Web for other Moose Jaw poets.
• Raymond Souster Site
  This site includes a biography, bibliography, and critical materials. Students could read the article on Souster by Robert Fulford that is hyperlinked on this site.

LYRIC POETRY

• Wiseman Review
  This site includes a review of Wiseman's "Crossing the Salt Flats." Ask students to analysis what they've learned about Wiseman from this reviewer's comments.
• Paul Grignon Artist
  Grignon's Homepage features a biography and samples of his work. Students can view the images and discuss how they think the Internet has helped artists to reach a broader audience. They can locate an image that might be suitable for illustrating another poem in the unit.
• A Red, Red Rose Analysed
  This sited includes detailed criticism of "A Red, Red Rose." Have students select another Burns poem to personally critique.
• Joan Besen of Prairie Oyster
  Students can read Prairie Oyster's story, along with band members comments.
• Bob Hallett
  This site includes a biography of Bob Hallett, plus information on the band. Students will need to enter and search the site for these biographies. Students can search the Internet for other Canadian musicians who come from Newfoundland and Labrador.
• Mary Di Michele
  This site includes a biography and bibliography for Mary di Michele.
• Mary E. Frye
  This site includes historical pictures and memorabilia regarding Frye's poem "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep." Ask students to do further research into Margaret Schwarzkopf, the woman Frye wrote the poem for.

SONNET

• William Wordsworth
  This site includes a detailed biography, with links to other poets of Wordsworth's era. Have students select another poet from this site and research his/her biography.
• William Shakespeare
  This exhaustive site includes Shakespearean themes, analysis, essays, sources, key dates, plots, and glossary items. Students can choose a date during Shakespeare's career and do further research into that period on the Internet.
• Wendy Cope
  Have students read the brief biography of Cope on this site. Students can comment on Cope's use of humour.
• Percy Bysshe Shelley
  This site includes photos, a biography, bibliography, and criticism links.

LIGHT VERSE

• Peggy Smith Krachun
  This site includes a brief biography and awards list. Host a discussion in the classroom about the importance of a Writer's Union, such as the one Smith Krachun belongs to.
• Irving Layton 1
  This site includes a biography, poems, and writing philosophy. Ask students to comment on Layton's writing philosophy.
• Irving Layton 2
  Students can check this site for Layton's publication listings and critical materials. Students can investigate the well-known group of poets Layton was associated with in the 1940's, who battled romanticism in poetry.
• Miriam Waddington 1
  This site includes a brief biography, awards, and publications.
• Miriam Waddington 1
  Students can check out both sites and compile a biography on Waddington.
• Ogden Nash
  This site includes a biographical sketch, bibliography, and other links.
• David McEown Artist
  This is McEown's personal site, and includes paintings, biography, murals, and journeys. Have students write a poem to correspond with one of McEown's paintings.

SATIRICAL POETRY

• Paolo Uccello Artist
  This site includes other works by this Italian painter for students to examine.
• W.H. Auden
  This site is produced by the Auden Society and includes links to poems, criticism, and archives.
• Lawrence Ferlinghetti
  This site includes the works of Ferlinghetti, and a biography. Bookmark some suitable sites linked to this site so that students can find out about other poets and writers from the Beat Generation.

DIDACTIC POETRY

• Buffy Sainte-Marie
  This is Buffy Saint-Marie's personal site, containing a biography, art gallery, discography, and so on. Discuss the different forms of art Saint-Marie has used to express her artistic voice.
• Sara Teasdale
  This site includes a biography and a selected bibliography. Encourage students to read the biography and consider how Teasdale's background influenced her poetry.
• Robert Fulghum
  A 1997 article about Fulghum written by one of his former students. Ask students to write an essay about a teacher who greatly influenced their lives.
• Charles Bukowski 1
  This site includes a biography and selected works. Students can read one other poem by this poet and compare it with "the laughing heart" in a short critical essay.
• Charles Bukowski 2
  Students can use this site, including a biography, selections, correspondence, and critical literature, for further research into Bukowski.
• Nurunnessa Choudhury
  This site links to further information on Bangladesh and themes related to the poem, written by the poet. Students can visit the links and write an essay about the sari as symbol.
• Robert Frost 1
  This site includes information about Frost, some of his poetry, a career profile, and criticisms.
• Robert Frost 2
  This is a site developed by the Friends of Robert Frost and includes some interesting information. It is a good site for students to explore or mimic as they develop a site for a favourite author or other personality.

DESCRIPTIVE POETRY

• T.S. Eliot 1
  This Web site includes a biography, bibliography, and critical overview of the poet.
• T.S. Eliot 2
  This site includes a detailed biography, with links. Students can visit all three of these sites and compare how information is presented. Challenge students to visit the links on this site to study poets who influenced Eliot.
• Emily Dickinson 1
  This is a rich site with many links. It opens to a literary/biographical criticism. Encourage students to read the article and explore the links.
• Emily Dickinson 2
  This is another rich site, and includes many of her poems, and a detailed biography.
• Emily Dickinson 3
  This site includes a very detailed biography and criticisms of Dickinson's work. Students can compare these sites and their information, and then write a Dickinson biography.

NARRATIVE POETRY

• D.H. Lawrence 1
  This site is an extensive online list of criticisms, and includes a biography, bibliography, faq's, and a timeline. Encourage students to read several of the questions and answers and discuss Lawrence and his influences.
• D.H. Lawrence 2
  This site includes a detailed essay on Lawrence's poem "Snake." Students can read the essay and then choose another Lawrence poem and write an essay about it.
• D.H. Lawrence 3
  Students can use this site to read other works by Lawrence. Print out several suitable poems to share as a class.
• Judith Wright 1
  This site includes a detailed biography and critical essay.
• Judith Wright 2
  This site includes a brief biography and themes on Wright's work. Students can investigate either site and comment on the importance of Wright to Australian literature.

REFLECTIVE POETRY

• Elizabeth Brewster
  This site includes a very brief biography and a listing of publications and awards. Encourage students to use this site as a model for creating similar Web sites for their favourite poet.
• Maya Angelou 1
  Teacher resource site - including lesson plans. Ask students to review the information included about Angelou on this site and develop five questions about Angelou that they would like answered. They can search for answers on some of the linked sites.
• Maya Angelou 2
  This site, developed by the University of Minnesota to represent "Voices from the Gaps, Women Writers of Color," includes a biography, bibliography, criticism of Angelou's works, and links to other sites. After students have read about Angelou, they could investigate the work and life of another writer on this site.
• Margaret Atwood 1
  This is the "Atwood Society's" information site on the author, her life, and works. Students could compare this unofficial site to the one below.
• Margaret Atwood 2
  This is Margaret Atwood's official site, maintained by her assistant; it includes her theories on writing, faq's, and other information.
• Linda Pastan
  This site includes a brief biography and links to other sites with the text of her poems. Ask students to compare Pastan's work with Emily Dickinson, who she is often compared to.
• Rembrandt Artist
  Students can visit this site to read Rembrandt's biography and view colour reproductions of his paintings. Ask them to identify one other painting they would have used to accompany the poem "Ethics."

THE TEST OF TIME

• John Keats 1
  This site is divided into "By Keats" and "About Keats" and students could work in small groups to investigate either section.
• John Keats 2
  This site includes an extensive study of Keat's life and works, as well as critical opinions.
• John Keats 3
  This site includes a detailed biography and related links. Students could compare the information on all three sites. Or they could research the other literary figures who influenced Keats.
• Alfred Lord Tennyson 1
  Encourage students to use this site to investigate Tennyson's life and links to poems and literary analysis.
• Alfred Lord Tennyson 2
  Students could use this site to discover a timeline of Tennyson's life and photos, and then read other poems by Tennyson.
• Alfred Lord Tennyson 3
  You could investigate this Tennyson site-which includes a biography, articles on his themes, settings, and narratives, as well as other interesting links. Print out anything you think students will find interesting or relevant.
• Pauline Johnson 1
  This is the site of the Pauline Johnson archive at McMaster University. Encourage students to investigate one of the links-travel, career, life, family-further.
• Langston Hughes 1
  This site includes a detailed biography and bibliography of Langston Hughes. Students could link to other writers mentioned in the article to increase their understanding of Hughes' work and times.
• Langston Hughes 2
  This is an excellent teacher resource site, featuring a biography, bibliography, criticism, and other interesting information. Check the lesson plan link for more information. Students could view and comment on the painting of Hughes included on this site.