Research Resources - Eng 10 - Contemporary Poets - McLean High School Library at McLean High School

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English 10: Poetry Exploration

Intro to Poetry

A few options to get you thinking and googling:

Rupi Kaur

Jason Reynolds

Sarah Kay

Amanda Gorman

Terrance Hayes

Cathy Park Hong

Danez Smith

Nikki Grimes

Kendrick Lamar

Jay-Z

Beyonce

Elton John

Lin Manuel Miranda

Courtney Faye Taylor

Joy Harjo

Your job is to look and select someone who has released/published poetry in the last few decades that you think you could argue is the “Best Poet of Our Generation”! You don’t see someone you like? Come talk to one of us and suggest someone you want to present on! BUT. First make sure that they are somehow in the databases. For instance, there's only one article on Sarah Kay in one database, but that's sufficient for research purposes!

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Databases

Databases: A-Z

Database Passwords

Databases for Poet Exploration

Biography in Context (Gale)
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Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to presentday newsmakers.
Britannica School - High
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High school leveled materials that include thousands of: articles images Media (Audio and Video)s audio clips primary sources maps
ABC-CLIO Pop Culture Universe
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Covers icons, idols and ideas throughout history. Organized for browsing by time period

Library Catalog

McLean Library Catalog
We have a growing collection of poetry books! Take a look and see what you can find.

Poetry Article

BBC Poetry Article

Websites for Poet / Poetry Exploration

Poetry Foundation
One of the most well-known poetry/poet sites and a gold standard of information.
Poets Org
Many poems and poets present, although not as comprehensive as Poetry Foundation in extra information about one or the other or both.
Poems & Essays
Not a first stop, but many contemporary poets have been interviewed. This is a fun spot to simply explore what poets have to say about different topics and maybe discover a new poet to explore!