Cather
Home Page - I've always liked Willa Cather's work. There's
something very honest and direct about her voice. I hope you will
take the time to read some of her novels, if you haven't already. Oh,
and if you're writing a book report or a paper on Willa Cather,
there's a link here especially for you (5/9/00).
C.J. Cherryh's
Worlds - the real home page of renowned science fiction author,
C.J. Cherryh. I own only about 30 of her many books, but I think I've
read everything she's written at least once. I was so excited to find
this site with her artwork and comments on her books (5/9/00).
Phlebas:Books
- Want to see lots of pages about science fiction authors and their
work? Here you go (The actual home page doesn't come up correctly,
but if you're Internet-savvy, you can go up a directly and look at
other pages by Steve Benson of Australia) (5/9/00).
Stephen
Crane Page - a comprehensive page with biography and links to
works, presented by the University of Toronto. To visit any of 262
other authors's pages at the University of Toronto,
click
here.
Fiction
Resources at Cornell University - check out texts, criticism,
bibliographies - lots of great info for readers and literature
students. If your author is required reading in an English class,
chances are good you'll find something about that author here
(5/9/00).
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These are listed in detail on my OnlineLinks page. They include magazines such as Time magazine, Consumer Reports, and Scientific American.
Atlantic
Unbound - Everybody knows that literate, well-read people read
the New Yorker and Atlantic. I don't have to say anything else, do I?
However, I would like to add that I love the audio poetry files. You
can hear the poet read his or her own work - what better way to enjoy
a poem than by listening to it? (5/9/00)
Boston
Review - Aside from the fact that these people had the good taste
to publish one of my poems, I really like their combination of
political and literary awareness. There's some intelligently written
stuff here, fans (5/9/00).
Crossconnect
- University of Pennsylvania's online literary magazine (5/9/00).
Lucid
Stone - submission guidelines for the poetry quarterly, with
links to Russ Savage's other projects and sites (5/9/00).
Oyster Boy
Review - The last issue online is dated April/October 1999, so
this print and online journal of poetry and fiction may be defunct,
but what's here is still interesting reading (5/9/00).
Pif Magazine -
this should point you to the current issue. It's got poetry, essays,
reviews - all that kinda stuff - as well as electronic archives for
your reading pleasure (5/9/00).
Prairie
Schooner - the literary journal from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln (5/9/00).
Salt
River Review - read current fiction, creative nonfiction, and
poetry; browse back issues; and study the submission guidelines for
this Arizona's literary quarterly (5/9/00).
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18th
Century Studies - the Age of Enlightenment is not my favorite
period; nevertheless, I must admit there are some great works here,
in prose and in verse. If you're serious about literature and
philosophy, you'll love this site (5/9/00).
Alex
etexts - this site in the UK offers many excellent books
(5/9/00).
American
Heritage Library - let's not initiate any political discussions
about Pat Buchanan here. Let's just say that if you're looking for
American literature (stories, poems, prayers and letters) by both
respected American literary and political figures, there are some
edifying works available on this site (5/9/00).
American
Romanticism Links - Targeted at the student of American
literature, studying 19th century Romantics such as William Cullen
Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, and Henry David
Thoreau.
Bartleby.com -
Great books online from "the preeminent Internet publisher of
literature, reference and verse" - there's really some marvelous
literature and poetry here (5/9/00).
Downloadable
Books - read a free excerpt; if you like it, download the book
and pay for it. It's kind of an interesting concept. Note: I have not
tried this! (5/9/00)
Internet Public
Library - Probably the same 10,000 texts you'll find on the
Online Book Page, but you can also find literary criticism and
websites about Edgar Allan Poe, pictures of Dorothy Parker's favorite
hangouts, visit the websites of hundreds of magazines, and amuse
yourself in ways I haven't yet discovered. Go for it (5/9/00).
Online
Book Page - If you can't find something you want in over 11,000
listings, you're not much of a reader (5/9/00).
Project Gutenberg
- This may be the pioneer site that made public domain texts a part
of the Internet. Their goal is to get 9000 texts on the Net by 2001.
Download a good book, or volunteer to help edit one (5/9/00).
WWW Virtual
Library - If you start digging around in the Humanities section,
you'll uncover some treasures of interest to writers and readers
(5/9/00).
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Cafe Poetry -
features free personal poetry pages, a poet of the week, chat rooms,
message boards, and the opportunity to receive a poem a week in your
email. Now don't shoot me for saying most of this appears to be
"amateur poetry" as opposed to "academic poetry" - amateur poetry is
what most people write and share with their friends, and I imagine
you could have a good time here (5/9/00).
Canadian
Poetry Association - Why don't you explore this one for me, and
email me your review of the
site? (5/9/00)
Electronic
Poetry Center at State University of New York, Buffalo. In their
introduction, they say: " The EPC serves as a central gateway to
resources in electronic poetry and poetics produced at the University
at Buffalo as well as elsewhere on the Internet. Our aim is simple:
to make a wide range of resources centered on contemporary
experimental and formally innovative poetries an immediate
actuality." That's actually a rather intellectual approach to
describing how a bunch of people are having fun playing with form and
language, don't you think? (5/9/00)
Electronic Poetry
Review - We are talking some seriously heavyweight names in
contemporary American poetry here. It's copyrighted 1996, but is
still definitely worth reading (5/9/00).
Expansive Poetry
& Music Online - Interesting essays, reviews, poetry; four
years' worth of archives - what more do you want? You could pay money
for a magazine, and get a heck of a lot less value than EPMO for free
(5/9/00).
Internet
Poetry Archive - " The archive will make available over a
worldwide computer network selected poems from a number of
contemporary poets. The goal of the project is to make poetry
accessible to new audiences (at little or no cost) and to give
teachers and students of poetry new ways of presenting and studying
these poets and their texts." This site features works by Philip
Levine, Nobel Prize winners Seamus Heaney and Czeslaw Milosz, Robert
Pinsky, Richard Wilbur, Yusef komunyakaa, and Margaret Walker
(5/9/00).
Magnetic Poetry
Online - Yeah, I have those little words on my fridge too. Want
to see what other people have done with them? (5/9/00).
Poetry
Cafe Etc. Site, with poetry archives, maintained by an
individual. You can submit a poem to the archives, read poetry from
the archives, or visit poetry links (many of which are already listed
here). Be friendly, drop in and visit for a few (5/9/00).
The Poetry
Center at Arizona State University - links to ejournals and
poetry sites; interviews with nationally known poets who have visited
the center; and of course, dates and times for upcoming readings
(5/9/00).
Poetry Daily - A New
Poem Everyday (and it's not stupid poetry, either). Wouldn't your
life be richer if this were your web-browser's home page? (5/9/00)
Poetry Society
of America - Although this is America's "oldest poetry
organization," founded in 1910, PSA is anything but stodgy. They're
the people responsible for putting poetry in subway trains and on
public buses, and they do a lot to bring poetry to the man (and
woman) in the streets. Why don't you take a few minutes to read some
articles and interviews from back issues of the PSA Journal?
(5/9/00)
Wesleyan
Poetry Series - I debated about whether to put this prestigious
poetry publisher under "Poetry Links" or "Recommendations for
Readers." This is basically their book catalog and ordering
information, with some related links (5/9/00).
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Award Web - "
a collection of lists of literary award winners" with an emphasis on
"science fiction awards." Maybe this is the best in fun reading?
(5/9/00)
Index
to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections - If you're
wondering how to get a handle on science fiction, this is a your
jumping-off point (5/9/00).
MasterWorks
of Western Civilization - Mason West has done a wonderful job of
compiling a list of great books every reader should read. It may be a
bit humbling, or inspiring - if you tackle it, you can never again
complain about not having anything to do (5/9/00).
Shakespeare
Play Summaries/Synopses - You haven't read The Bard's complete
works yet? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Well, neither have I. And this is a very
useful site that will help explain allusions to Shakespeare in other
writers' works, or simply refresh your memory about a Shakespeare
play you did read. Links to full text of Shakespeare's plays are here
as well.
Usual Suspects
Recommended Books - Russ Savage, editor of Lucid Stone, is
a relentless and omnivorous reader. I can't keep up with him. For
interesting stuff a cut above the best seller list, check out what
Russ has been reading lately (5/9/00).
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Arizona
Humanities Council - Even though this site won't knock your socks
off, it will tell you about grant writing workshops, publication
opportunities, and other news of interest to writers, performers,
craftspeople, and visual artists (5/9/00).
Associated Writing
Programs - created in 1967 to support university writing
programs, this organization has an excellent magazine -very little of
which, unfortunately, is available online. Back in the old days, when
I subscribed to lots of magazines and lost all my floorspace to
cartons of unread journals, this was one magazine I really enjoyed
(5/9/00).
Creative
Writing Program at Arizona State University. Find out about local
events, Hayden's Ferry Review literary magazine, and other facts
about this MFA program (yeah, this is the rock that I crawled out
from under, so now you know where I come from).
New Zealand
Writer's Website - contests, chat sessions, something for writers
of every genre (5/9/00).
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