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Creative Writing - Poetry

The purpose of this guide is to provide students and faculty with resources for the writing, studying and appreciation of poetry. Here you will find links and information for the general study and writing of poetry. You will also find links to databases,

Reference and Criticism

FIND JOURNAL ARTICLES IN DATABASES

In addition to specific databases listed below a full list of databases available through the library are listed on the Montana Tech Library home page under Databases A to Z or subject specific databases can be found under Subjects.

You can also search the library by entering search terms in the search bar located on the library's website and hitting search. You can tweak your results by using the tabs on the left column of the search page.

DICTIONARIES & REFERENCE

Artemis Literary Sources
Simultaneously searches the Dictionary of Literary Biography, Literature Criticism Online, and Literature Resource Center

Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford University Press)
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) online.
 
Over 200 Oxford University Press reference books. (Only 1 simultaneous user per book; they are “checked out” during use).
 

FINDING LITERARY CRITICISM  

JSTOR
Provides a full text archive of academic journals and books in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. The most recent three to five years of a journal are usually not included.

Oxford eJournals
Journals from Oxford University Press.

MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
Provides citations to journal articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations on all aspects of literature, language and linguistics, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, and folklore. International in scope; coverage from 1926 to the present. Includes access to the MLA Directory of Periodicals.

Project Muse
Provides full-text access to books and journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Subject Guide