criticism and interpretation. Where can I find criticism/interpretation of a single poem?
• Poet as subject of a Book Search the author’s name as a Subject in the Library catalog (last name first) and pay particular attention to any works with the subheading “Criticism and Interpretation.” Check the indexes of these books, where poems may be scattered by title or listed all together under the poet’s name. • Poet as subject of a single essay in a collection Search the poet’s last name in the Table of Contents field in the Library catalog’s Advanced Search. Do not include the first name, since it may be omitted from an essay title, and add the truncation symbol ? to the last name to retrieve any possessive form: Frost? retrieves both Frost and Frost’s. • MLA International Bibliography Enter the title of the poem in the “Author’s Work” field. If this produces nothing, try “Author as Subject” and check likely articles for brief references to the poem. • Academic Search Premier Search poet’s last name AND the title of the poem (as a phrase in quotation marks) in the “Default Fie
