Avant-Garde Poetry

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Search the Amherst catalog by Subject begins with for your poet (Lastname, Firstname); browse down the subject list to see additional categories of subject headings for books.

Haralson, Eric L. Encyclopedia of American Poetry. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. Frost Reference PS323.5 .E53 2001.

Noel-Tod, Jeremy, and Ian Hamilton. The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Frost Stacks PR601 .O89 2013

Cucinella, Catherine, and Emmanuel S. Nelson. Contemporary American Women Poets: An A-to-Z guide. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2002. Frost Reference PS151 .C665 2002

Zott, Lynn M. The Beat Generation: A Gale Critical Companion. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Frost Reference PS228.B6 Z68 2003 v.1

Search the Amherst catalog by Subject begins with for your poet (Lastname, Firstname), then look for the "Criticism and interpretation" subdivision, e.g., "O’Hara, Frank, 1926-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation". Critical biographies may also be in this category.

You can also search by Keyword; try putting the name in quotation marks, e.g., "Hilda Morley".