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English Poetry
WWW.Skoool.ie
Notes and support from
this fledgling, Irish, educational, site are specifically
designed for the needs of the Irish syllabus at both
Leaving and Junior Certificate level. Teachers
and Students are further advised that there are resources
on all subjects available at Leaving
Cert.net
and at ScoilNet.
These are terrific and totally free sites.
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Poetry Higher
Level:
A selection from the poetry of eight poets is prescribed for
Higher Level. Students will be expected to have studied at
least six poems by each poet.
Poetry Ordinary Level:
A total of 36 poems is prescribed for Ordinary Level.
Online notes have been found for the following poets
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BISHOP,
Elizabeth
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Introduction
| Early Years | Literary Career Follow
the Links on the Left. See
also and then take a look
here
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DONNE,
John
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Notes
on his poems. See
also Luminarium and hit the More
Button
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FROST,
Robert (Mega Link)
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The
Tuft of Flowers and others. See also the
Robert Frost Webpage
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HEANEY,
Seamus See also Lots of articles from NY
Times
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Go
to the Links at the end of this page. See also
Literary
Allusion and the Poetry of Seamus Heaney.
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HOPKINS,
Gerard Manley
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God's
Grandeur etc See also The University
of Minnesota on Hopkins |
| MAHON,
Derek |
Commentary
on Mahon
See also Online
Literary Criticism Collection
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| PLATH,
Sylvia |
A
comprehensive Plath site
See also The Sylvia
Plath Forum |
| YEATS,
William Butler |
The
Lake Isle of Innisfree
etc See also Biographies
on Yeats |
Ordinary
Level
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| ADCOCK,
Fleur |
For
Heidi with Blue Hair |
| AUDEN,
W.H. |
Visit
the W H Auden society and
follow the links on the left See
also |
| BISHOP,
Elizabeth |
Introduction
| Early Years | Literary Career Follow the
Links on the Left.
See
also and then take a look
here |
| BLAKE,
William (lots of links) |
Poison
Tree
and lots of links on Blake |
| DONNE,
John |
The
Flea
etc See also
Luminarium and hit the More button |
| DUFFY,
Carol Ann |
Valentine |
| FROST,
Robert (Mega Link) |
Mending
Wall
etc. See also the
Robert Frost Webpage |
| GRAVES,
Robert |
Robert
Graves on the Web See also The poetry of Robert
Graves |
| HEANEY,
Seamus See also Lots of articles from NY
Times |
Go
to the Links at the end of this page. See also Literary
Allusion and the Poetry of Seamus Heaney. |
| HERBERT,
George |
Check
out Herbert from Luminarium |
| HEWITT,
John |
The
Green Shoot |
| HOPKINS,
Gerard Manley |
Spring
and Fall (you must log in, free)See also The University
of Minnesota on Hopkins |
| HUGHES,
Ted |
News
and reviews from NY Times |
| MAHON,
Derek |
Commentary
on Mahon See also Online
Literary Criticism Collection |
| MEEHAN,
Paula |
Review
of Contemporary Irish Women Poets |
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MONTAGUE,
John |
The
Cage |
| NÍ CHUILLEANÁIN, Eiléan |
Swineherd
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| PLATH,
Sylvia |
A
comprehensive Plath site
See also The Sylvia
Plath Forum |
| SASSOON,
Siegfried |
Everyone
Sang See also Biography
and poetry
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| SHELLEY,
P.B |
Ozymandias |
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VINCENT MILLAY, Edna |
The
Life and Poetry See also Edna St. Vincent
Millay, poet
and playwright |
| SMITH,
Stevie |
Deeply
Morbid See Also Notes
and excellent links
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| WRIGHT,
Judith |
Request
to a Year |
| YEATS,
William Butler |
The
Lake Isle of Innisfree
etc See also Biographies
on Yeats |
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For
Notes on the Poetry and Style of Heaney, Hughes, Keats,
Tennyson and many more as well as 6 pages of useful grids
for grouping and comparing the poems. Covering nature, the
sonnet form, time and mortality, love, the monologue form
and use of form for effect
Other Useful Urls
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A
delightful retelling of Shakespeare's stories, primarily
for the younger set. Also makes a good introduction to the
various plays.
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A
Bibliography of online poetry from, many countries and
poets, edited by members of the Department of English at
the University of Toronto from 1912 to the present
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An
Index of Poets in Representative Poetry Online
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Check
out Sparknotes for some excellent material. Some will
be relevant to your prescribed course. To Access some materials
you may be asked to subscribe (become a member). This is
a free, safe, and a superb site
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Criticism
of Poetry
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English
Literature Distance Learning Course The London School
of Journalism. Follow the links if you have some months
to spare. A truly superb site
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Glossary
of Poetic Terms
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Leaving
Certificate English Poetry - A Teachnet project for
Transition year students. Download information on Kavanagh,
Frost, Plath, Mahon Hopkins, Heaney and Wordsworth
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Poetry
Webs This is an extraordinarily comprehensive site with
superb resources.
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Sonnet
Central, an archive of English sonnets, commentary,
and relevant web links and a forum for poets to share and
discuss their own work
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The
Academy of American Poets
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