Library - English Links
 
pen, paper and bookThe following sites will help patrons to find information on
literature, poetry, authors, grammar and other areas of English.

 
Need to complete some research on Shakespeare and the time in which he lived?
Check out our Shakespeare Links page
 
 
 
Bookworm Site - Podcast interviews with Authors - Great site!
 
Need help with research? Research Guide
Help for ESL students can be found on our ESL page.
Offers an original biographical story each calendar day.
 
Poetry Daily

Glossary of Poetic Terms
 
Great online poetry collection!

Barbican-Can I Have a Word?

Poetry Written by Teens
Written by and for teens, this site offers more than 2,000 poems from around the world.

 
Great chance to see a photo and hear a reading of modern day poets, along with links to other great poetry sites.
 
Fascinating hodgepodge of more than 13,000 poems from around the world - most in English.

Modern American Poetry
Info on over 150 poets - includes biographies, sample poems & more.

Poetry 180

180 poems of interest to high school students.

Instant Poetry Forms
Jump-start your creativity by filling in the blanks.

 
This online database contains nearly 3,000 poems from more than 400 poets.

Poetry Foundation
Search poems by first line, theme, age and more. Also includes reading guides and other helpful resources.

Academy of American Poets

Children's Book Council - Young People's Poetry Week

shakespeare bust
Click here for our
 Shakespeare Links Page.

Research and Speech Topics
Speech Topics - Help, Advice and Ideas

Vocabulary and Writing:
Your Dictionary

Word Origins
Trace the history of words.

Word Etymology
More word origins.
 

A new word presented every day.
 
This is the place to practice vocabulary skills, learn root words, and brush up on synonyms and antonyms.
 
 
Rules and exercises to practice grammar! 
 
 
 
 
Need help writing your citations in the proper format?  Use this handy website to plug in information and have citations done for you!
 
Writer's Handbook: Quoting and Paraphrasing
 
Texts on the Web
A site where authors willingly post book-length works for free.
 
Digitally re-published works, printed before 1923.
 
 
Web site of the Sci Fi channel posts new stories every week or two, both original and classic.
 
Includes public domain texts from American and English Literature.

Mac Beth Online
Search the entire text at this link!

Stories Online
East of the Web
Index of short stories along with some great word games and interactive sharing of narrative pieces.

Storyline Online
Put out by the Screen Actor's Guild, this site consists of famous actors/actresses reading children's books. Great tool for our high school students who are studying voice and storytelling.

 

World Literature
Devoted to Greek Mythology. Includes illustrated and animated stories of Greek heroes.

Windows to the Universe - Mythology

Picture of Edgar Allen Poe
 

American Literature:
Super resource that has over 100 biographies, plus photos and other relevant site links.  Articles on 20 different literary movements and genres that have influenced American writing.
 
 
 
Contains a collection of poetry, novels, and short stories along with biographical information.
 
American Authors
 
 
 

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