ENG109 – Creative
Writing
With Nancy White
Research guide by instruction
librarians Barbara Anderson and Joyce Miller, 2007
Available at ACC > Library > Research Guides >
English Courses > ENG109
ACC Library Web site: http://library.sunyacc.edu
For your research on poetry
topics, all groups can try these resources:
►Web sites:
Writer’s Almanac
Paris Review:
An excellent source of interviews with writers.
See “Top Ten Questions Writers Ask” and other links.
Kenyon Review http://www.kenyonreview.org
Fine
source for interviews from one of
Writer’s Digest : http://www.writersdigest.com
Librarians
Internet Index: http://lii.org
Click on Literature
and Books > Poetry. These sites have been selected by the Library of
California.
Offers reviews of MFA programs; also, writing challenges.
Offers 400+ essays on
and interviews with poets about the writing life, poetry today, etc., plus FAQ
about how
SPAWN "encourages the
exchange of ideas, information, and other mutual benefits. This site offers you
information on writing and publishing. It also offers links to research
sources, publishers, printers, and the media."
Funds for Writers:
http://fundsforwriters.com/
Information on grants, markets to sell work, more.
Poetry Society of America: http://www.poetrysociety.org/
Send poetry poster postcards; search for poems, contests, poetry events, more.
►Books:
- To search for books, go to: ACC Library Web page > Finding
Books > Catalog
- Use truncation (*) to add wildcard endings to words if
wanted.
- Use the word “and” to overlap topics (Boolean
logic): poets and interviews
-
See your group’s section for search suggestions.
►Articles & article
databases:
Browse through copies
of poetry-related magazines on the Periodicals shelves on the main floor of the
Library:
- Poets & Writers
magazine,
- American Poetry Review
- Poetry magazine
-
Writer’s Digest (covers creative writing in general)
Other magazines will certainly have poems, interviews
with poets, etc.
Go to: ACC
Library Web page > Finding Articles > General Databases >
> EBSCO's Academic Search Premier
> JSTOR (scholarly journal articles only;
great for older articles)
Also go to Subject
Databases > Literature Resource Center
- See what articles you can find, perhaps on
a specific poet.
Ref. Z 6941 .U47 2004 VOL. 1-4
Magazines for libraries 2007
Ref. Z 6951 .M33
Ploughshares (many links to other literary magazines)
http://www.pshares.org
“How creative writers earn a living” group:
See these reference books:
Encyclopedia of
Careers and Vocational Guidance
REFERENCE HF 5381 .E52 2005
Use index in last volume; gives outlook, salaries,
education, more. Poets are mentioned in Vol. 1 under Literary Arts.
Occupational Outlook
Handbook
REFERENCE HF 5381 .A1 O36 (updated annually) or see the online version.
- See the Careers
research guide.
- Search the article databases with terms such as: poet*
and career*
Information on grants, markets to sell work, more.
Also try these sites:
http://www.poetryflash.org
http://www.pulitzer.org
http://www.bowker.com
http://www.poetryproject.com
http://www.poetry.org (lots of good links here)
http://www.parisreview.com (lots of interviews are archived)
“MFA programs” group:
- College
guides are in the reference area in the LB
call number area.
- The Careers
research guide should also be helpful.
- Association of Writers & Writing
Programs: http://www.awpwriter.org/
Explore links for Magazine, Careers, more.
- Associated Writing Programs (links to some specific institutions that offer the MFA): www.awpwriter. org
- Writer's Resource Center http://www.poewar.com/
Offers reviews of MFA programs; also, writing challenges.
“Is poetry dead?” group:
-
For general comments by
a wide range of people, go to Google ,
click on Advanced Search and do a Phrase
search for : "is poetry dead"
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To find articles,
search an article database, listed above. Broaden the “dead” concept. Some ideas:
o Poetry and
popular*
o Poetry and
literacy
o Poetry and
book* and sell*
o Poetry and
sales
Literary awards group (poetry and fiction):
-
Search the Poets & Writers site listed above.
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Try the article databases,
listed above.
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Search Librarians’ Internet Index (http://lii.org, listed above) for literary awards.
“How poets go from being unpublished to published” and
"How do
prose writers go from being unpublished to published" groups:
Go to ACC Library Web page > Finding Books >
Catalog
- Use truncation (*) to add wildcard endings
to words if wanted.
-
For books on how to get published, try these searches:
- publishing and directories
-
Also look at these
well-known reference books:
The Writer's market : Ref.
PN 161 .W83
Literary market place (“LMP”) Ref. PN
161 .L5 2001
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Search the general article databases such as EBSCO's
Academic Search Premier. You can even specifically limit to just articles from
a journal such as Poets & Writers.
-
Browse through copies
of poetry-related magazines on the Periodicals shelves on the main floor of the
Library. See first page for suggestions.
Also try these sites:
http://www.poetryflash.org
http://www.pulitzer.org
http://www.bowker.com
http://www.poetryproject.com
http://www.poetry.org (lots of good links here)
http://www.parisreview.com (lots of interviews are archived)