Poetry & Short Story Reference Source is a rich full-text database containing thousands of classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides. It also includes high-quality videos and audio recordings from the Academy of American Poets.

A Historically Rich Collection of Poems, Short Stories and More
Poetry & Short Story Reference Source includes plays and speeches, classic books, biographies, critical analyses, contextual essays and explications for important works, and essays on poetic forms, literary terms, techniques and movements.

The database provides contemporary content from the finest publishers including Knopf, Houghton Mifflin, New Directions, Copper Canyon Press and dozens of authors and estates.

Poetry showcases from The Paris Review highlight current and emerging poets and their works. Each showcase includes the poet’s biography, two to six poems, and an interview with the poet. Audio recordings of these interviews, as well as poets reciting their works, are also available.

Poetry & Short Story Reference Source also contains selected works of major and minor American and English poets, along with international poetry representing each continent (accompanied by English translations, when available).

Content Includes:
418,000 full-text poems, both classic and contemporary
58,000 full-text short stories, both classic and contemporary
4,300 full-text dramatic works
6,011 full-text encyclopedias, reference works and e-books focused on poetry, drama and short stories