ENGL 12B/14B Najarro

Guide to Poetry Research

Identify a poet or poetic movement you want to research

• search your poet or poetic movement in Biography in Context

• write down keywords associated with your topic

Find at least two articles

• Literature Resource Center
• ProQuest National Newspapers

Find at least one poetry book

Find at least one book

• OneSearch --> Books
  • search for subject:  poetry
  • search using your keywords

Find at least one art books

• OneSearch --> Books
  • search using your keywords (e.g. nature and art or Latin American art)
  • browse the Folio section
  • browse the N section

Find at least one image

• Artstor
  • search by artist or movement (e.g. Romare Bearden or Harlem Renaissance)
  • search by classification (e.g.. painting or drawings and watercolors)

Images:  June Jordan, Felipe Herrera, and Jeff Tagami