Reprints the full text of many poems and indexes hundreds of poetry anthologies. Includes biographical information about poets and some commentary on well-known poems, as well as a glossary, a subject index, and indexes of first and last lines. The Granger's board of consultants has reviewed all the anthologies found in Granger's Online and has designated some anthologies as either "Recommended" or "Highly Recommended." It is possible to only search these anthologies. It is also possible to use audio files to hear the poems read with the Listening Room feature.
Search tips:
Use the bar across the top of the page to access the search options. The Quick Search and Advanced Search options only search the poems. To search for biographies, click on the Biographies tab. To search for criticism click on the history and criticism tab.
Words in Poem searching is available through the advanced search option only. Select words in full text from the advanced search page.
If you want to see American women poets from the 17th century through to the 21st, you should press down the control key on your keyboard as you select "American Poetry: 17th and 18th Centuries"; "America Poetry: 19th Century"; and "American Poetry: 20th and 21st Centuries." Use the control key on your keyboard whenever you want to select multiple categories within the same selection box. If you wish to see only poems with full text in your search results, click on "Only Poems with Text" at the bottom of the page.
To browse the Subject Index in sections, select the Subject Index and enter a letter of the alphabet in the search term box. Click on Start Search to see a list of all subjects that begin with that letter.
Where is it :
Go to the UNLV Libraries' home page http://www.library.unlv.edu. Select the Journal Articles tab, click on A-Z list of databases and then on the letter C and select Columbia Granger's World of Poetry.
Quick link:
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