Use Advanced Search in the Montana Tech Catalog and search by Subject to find collections of poems on a particular subject or by a particular type of authors. Use all of these for your descriptive terms, and include NOT criticism in the search. Here are some examples of descriptive terms to use:
abraham lincoln poetry
african american poetry
birds poetry
christmas poetry
mexican american poetry
love poetry
poetry collections
poetry women authors
Databases and Ebooks
In addition to Tech's basic catalog, these databases can help you access full-text books of poetry. Use the search tabs to find specific poets or just search "poetry" and browse through these databases.
Early English Books
Ebook Central (Proquest)
Ebook Collection (Ebsco)
Latino Literature