Searching for Encyclopedias or Reference Books? 
The Canadian Encyclopedia: Canadian English Poetry
The Canadian Encyclopedia: Canadian French Poetry
World Book Encyclopedia Online: type in poetry and choose "Research Guide" from the left column to get a list of all the encyclopedia articles related to poetry
The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
Searching for Books?
Books about American Poetry – history and criticism
Books about American Poets – 20th century
Books about Canadian Poetry (London, Ontario)
Books about Canadian Poets – women
Searching for Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Articles?
Using Information Databases, you will find articles published in magazines, newspapers and academic journals that you can’t find using the Internet. All our databases are listed on our website but we recommend you try the ones below first.
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Literature Resource Center
Search by:
- Choose your search by clicking on 'person', 'name of work' or 'keyword. Enter your terms in the search bar, for example: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Use the 'name of work' function for literary criticism on specific titles, for example: How do I love thee?
- Look at the clickable tabs above your results list for more information
See all information databases.
What are information databases?
Recommended Websites
Bibliomania - Poetry
Canadian Poetry Archive Features selected poems from over 100 early English and French-language Canadian poets. The poems represent some of Canada's notable poetry from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Some biographies also included.
In my Community
London Arts Council
The home page of the Arts Council, an umbrella organization for the arts in London, including literature. This site offers arts news and an arts calendar which includes events related to poetry, drama and literature.
London Writers' Society
The home page of the London Writers' Society, a group offering information, support, community and literary exposure for London, Ontario area writers. The group is open to aspiring writers at all levels and meets on the third Thursday of each month.