Rachel R. Savarino Library at Trocaire College

April Is National Poetry Month. 

The following are a few poetry links:

Poet’s Corner http://www.gale.com/free_resources/poets/index.htm

This is a free resource by Gale Publishers. Click on the "poems" link, then click on the title of the poem to read the poem, then click on "poem explanation" for an analysis of the poem.

Giggle Poetry http://www.gigglepoetry.com/index.cfm 
What a fun way to get kids interested in poetry! Includes poems with kid-related themes, allows kids to rate poetry and create their own verses.

Modern American Poetry http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets.htm
By the Department of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Contains biographies on 161 American poets, along with analysis of their works.  

Niagara Falls Poetry Project http://www.geocities.com/niagarapoetry/

Poetry Society of America http://www.poetrysociety.org
Included here are links to poetry journals and information on upcoming poetry related events

SUNY at Buffalo Libraries- Poetry and Rare book collection http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/pl/ 
Check out the "exhibits" link as well the rest of the sight to discover our valuable local resources on poetry.

In addition, the week of April 6-12 is National Library week

The Library of Congress website is one where you can easily spend hours surfing http://www.loc.gov/

Also worth taking a look at is the website of the British Library http://www.bl.uk/

Buffalo and Erie County Public Library www.buffalolib.org 
Check out the "Good Reads" link

When searching for quality information, try searching one of these sites, set up in a directory format:

Internet Public Library www.ipl.org

WWW Virtual Library http://vlib.org/

And a few sites with food-for-thought regarding the War in Iraq:

From National Public Radio:

Iraq Reading List http://www.npr.org/programs/totn/features/2003/mar/iraqbooks/index.html

A list of materials on Iraq compiled by journalists and scholars, as well as listener suggestions.Iraq timeline http://www.npr.org/news/specials/iraq2003/timeline.html

A timeline of significant events in the history of modern Iraq.

From the British Broadcasting Company:

Have Your Say http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2886695.stm
People from all over the world express their opinions of the war via e-mail

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Updated June 26, 2008