Links
These are some recommended links for further exploration of poetry and the poets featured on the Neurotic Poets web site. I have tried to select quality pages of interest which offer information that is additional to or different from this site.
Poetry: General
- Poets on Prozac
- A book of sixteen essays exploring the notion that madness fuels creativity. Available at Amazon.com
- The Poetry Archives
- Wonderful archive of thousands of classical poems.
- Favorite Poem Project
- Poet Laureate Robert Pinksy's project to promote poetry as a vocal art - "Americans Saying Poems They Love".
- Poets' Corner
- Thousands of poems from hundreds of poets.
- American Verse Project
- 86 volumes of American verse prior to 1920.
- Romantic Circles
- Emphasizes research on Byron, Shelley, and other Romantic writers.
- Poem Generator
- This fun site can create poems with just a little bit of input from you.
Lord Byron
- Crede Byron
- Very informative site with some nice information on topics like Newstead Abbey, Byron's "Menagerie" and the "Byronic Vampyre".
- Project Gutenberg: Lord Byron
- Read works by and about Lord Byron on-line or download to an e-book reader, for free.
- Poets.org George Gordon Byron Biography
- A biography of George Gordon Byron along with some of his poetry and writing.
- Lord Byron (George Gordon) : The Poetry Foundation
- Detailed biography, with additional poems and articles.
- Selected Poetry of George Gordon, Lord Byron
- Selected Poetry of George Gordon Lord Byron from Representative Poetry On-line at the University of Toronto.
- Augusta Ada Byron
- More about the life of Lord and Lady Byron's daughter - also known as Ada Lovelace.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
- The Percy Bysshe Shelley Resource Page
- Find electronic and print resources devoted to Percy Shelley.
- Selected Poetry and Prose of Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Selected Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley from Representative Poetry On-line at the University of Toronto.
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe. Complete Poetical Works
- Columbia University, Bartleby Library.
- The Keats-Shelley House
- The Keats-Shelley House in Rome.
- Shelley's View of Nature Contrasted With Darwin's
- An 1886 essay by Mathilde Blind, examining Shelley and Darwin's view of nature.
Edgar Allan Poe
- A Complete Collection of Poems
- Comprehensive collection of Poe's poetry; includes a short biography, search engine, and many related links.
- The House of Usher
- Interesting Poe lore including, for example, references to Poe in songs.
- Edgar Allan Poe Pages
- Poe images, links and biography pages, lots of information.
- Who was Edgar Allan Poe?
- Information about Edgar Allan Poe, from the Poe Museum in Virginia.
- The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
- Much more detailed biography information about Poe along with collected works, from the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- The Rossetti Archive
- Large collection of essays, images, and many other resources about or related to Rossetti.
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti: The Victorian Web
- Examines Rossetti's life and works from several perspectives.
- Artchive - Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- The Artchive has many Rossetti paintings to view, along with a biography.
- Selected Poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Selected Poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti from Representative Poetry On-line at the University of Toronto.
Emily Dickinson
- Thomas Higginson's Letter
- The 1862 "Letter To A Young Contributor" by Thomas Higginson, which prompted Dickinson's life-long correspondence with him.
- Dickinson, Emily. Poems.
- Columbia University, Bartleby Library.
- The Emily Dickinson Random Epigram Machine
- Reload the page to see a different Epigram each time.
- Emily Dickinson Museum
- The home of Emily Dickinson in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Oscar Wilde
- Oscar Wilde Online
- A website dedicated to one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era and one of the greatest celebrities of his day.
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde: An Account
- A detailed account of Oscar Wilde's trials in 1895 along with further related information and resources.
- Bibliomania: Oscar Wilde
- A collection of Wilde's writing, with a short biography and further links.
- Wilde, Oscar. Poems.
- Columbia University, Bartleby Library.
- Oscar Wilde: The Victorian Web
- Examines Wilde's life and works from several perspectives.
Dylan Thomas
- www.dylanthomas.com
- This is the official website dedicated to Dylan Marlais Thomas, Wales' greatest poet.
- Dylan Thomas Birthplace
- The family home in Swansea, Wales where Dylan Thomas was born, lived for twenty-three years and wrote two-thirds of his published work.
- My Hero: Dylan Thomas
- The MY HERO web site hosts thousands of stories of remarkable individuals written by children and adults alike.
- Dylan Thomas - Poets.org
- Poetry, poems, bios and more about Dylan Thomas at Poets.org.
Sylvia Plath
- A Wind Of Such Violence: The Work Of Plath
- Over 200 of Sylvia Plath's poems, listed in alphabetical as well as chronological order.
- Poetry Foundation: Sylvia Plath
- An extensive biography and analysis of some of Sylvia Plath's works, at the Poetry Foundation site.
- A celebration, this is
- A blog, biography, bibliography and several photo albums related to Sylvia Plath's work and life.
- Sylvia Plath - AmericanPoems.com
- A short biography and poems with comments.