Anne Carson
1. Random House
- official publisher site
2. The Guardian
- a discussion with Anne Carson
Popularity: 27% [?]
Poetry Resource grows in popularity
Its now been three months since we launched The Poetry Resource, and we’re please to report that there has been over 2500 unique visitors. On average, 21 unique visitors come to the site each day. Traffic has increased as we add more poets. The number one poet on the site by a huge margin is Karl Pilkington (no - we’re not kidding), however the whole gamut of poets are accessed regularly.
As always, we’d love to hear of any poetry events or poets you’d like added to the site.
Popularity: 8% [?]
Joel Brouwer
- brief biography and bibliography
- a sample poem
Note: unable to find any comprehensive biography online.
Popularity: 10% [?]
Galway Kinnell
- a brief biography and a number of very useful links to interviews and more with Kinnell.
- a more detailed biography and four poems read by Kinnell.
- a review of Kinnell’s Selected Poems
Popularity: 8% [?]
Paul Muldoon
- biography, recordings, news and much more
- Muldoon’s publisher
- short biography and list of publications in print with short descriptions
- interesting profile / interview with Muldoon
Popularity: 8% [?]
Michael Longley
1. Teachnet
- an excellent resource for students
- contains audio snippets, sample poems, theme comparison and a lot more
2. The Guardian
- a detailed review of Longley’s Collected Poems
Popularity: 8% [?]
Kenneth Slessor
1. National Library of Australia
- a biography and detailed description of Slessor’s papers - fascinating information
2. WzDD’s HSC Info Page
- one HSC student’s notes on a range of Slessor’s poems: Sleep, Wild Grapes, North Country, Country Towns, Captain Dobbin
Popularity: 12% [?]
W.H. Davies
1. Gathering the Jewels
- an excellent Welsh culture website
- contains scans of handwritten letters and proofs of some poems
2. BBC Wales
- a short biography
3. Project Gutenberg
- download Davies’ poetry volume ‘Foliage’
Note: W.H. is short for William Henry
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Popularity: 8% [?]
Stevie Smith
1. steviesmith.org
- not an official site but contains a lot of useful information
- can be a little difficult to navigate
2. Strange Attractor
- another site dedicated to Smith
- contains a detailed biography
3. Poem Hunter
- view a number of Smith’s poems
Note: Stevie was born Florence Margaret Smith in 1902
Popularity: 8% [?]
George Elliott Clarke
1. Library of Toronto
- brief biography and sample poems
2. Athabasca University
- a more detailed biography
3. Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia
- useful links and contact details to contact the poet
Popularity: 7% [?]
Lisa Bellear
1. Arts Hubs Australia
- a biography / obituary for Bellear who died in July 2006
2. Australian Society of Authors - Web of Poets
- hear Bellear read some of her work
- bibliography
- sample poems
3. Altitude
- a critical discussion on white people understanding their ‘whiteness’, using of one of Bellear’s poems - Feelings
Popularity: 10% [?]
Thomas Hardy
1. The Guardian
- a fascinating profile of Hardy’s last years and regrets after his first wife’s death
2. The Thomas Hardy Association
- the poem of the month discussions are a goldmine for students in particular
3. Britain Express
- a useful biography of Hardy
Popularity: 8% [?]
William Barnes
1. BBC - Southhampton - Voices
- listen to some of Barnes’ poems being read
2. William Barnes Society
- very little info on the site at this stage but promises much more in the near future
3. Poem Hunter
- large number of Barnes’ poems for viewing
Popularity: 8% [?]
Dorothea Mackellar
1. Dorothea Mackellar Official Site
- this is an excellent site with detailed biography, poetry archive and a lot more
2. Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
- another useful biography
Popularity: 10% [?]