Student Resources
Coghill, Sheila and Thom Tammaro, eds. Visiting Walt: Poems Inspired by the Life and
Work of Walt Whitman. Iowa City: University of Iowa P, 2003. An essentialvolume of poetry inspired by Whitman. Includes 100 poems by 100 diversepoets, revealing Whitman's legacy and impact on American culture.
Eleveld, Mark, ed. The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip Hop & the Poetry of a NewGeneration. Naperville: Sourcebooks, 2004. A handbook on recent trends inpoetry. Includes an introduction by Billy Collins, historical context, and examplesof spoken word poetry. Also includes a CD with over 70 minutes of live poetry.
Kaufman, Alan. ed. The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. New York: Thunder's MouthPress, 1999. A large anthology of subversive voices from the well-known Beats tomore contemporary slam and performance poets.
poems that GO. Edited by Megan Sapnar and Ingrid Ankerson. Winter Issue. 2004.Number 15. http://www.poemsthatgo.com> (16 July 2005). A fascinating sitethat explores the intersection between poetry and new media. The site exploreshow our ideasabout poetry and language are transformed by varioustechnologies.
The United States of Poetry. Washington Square Films, 120 min., 1996, videocassette.
Produced for public broadcasting, an innovative document of poetry and thediverse voices of a country.
Vecchione, Patrice. The Body Eclectic: An Anthology of Poems. New York: Holt andCo., 2002. An accessible collection of poems about the body. It begins with aselection fromWhitman's "I Sing the Body Electric" and includes classic andcontemporaryexamples of how the body has been a topic of importance to poetsaround the world.
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