For help locating resources, using the library, or to request a research consultation, try our Ask Us service.
Databases
This database of modern and contemporary African American poetry includes collected poems and individual volumes from all the major movements and schools of the twentieth century.
A database of modern and contemporary American poetry from the twentieth century. Contains over 50,000 poems by more than 300 authors.
Twentieth Century North American Drama
Publication coverage: Late 1800s - present
Many of the works are rare, hard-to-find, out of print, or previously unpublished. The plays are accompanied by reference materials, significant ancillary information, a rich performance database, and images.Publication coverage: 1890 - present
This collection aims to contain more than 2,500 published plays by authors from North America, Britain and Ireland, India, Africa, Australia and the Caribbean.
Contains poetry of nearly 300 poets, including poetry in English by poets from outside the British Isles, from 1900-2000.