English 123: Introduction to Poetry

Below are the main call number sections in the library related to poetry in the English language. Browse the outline of Library of Congress call numbers related to Literature here. 

PN 1010 - 1529 = Poetry (Theory; Special Subjects; History and Criticism)

PN 6099 - 6110 = General Poetry Anthologies

PR 1170 - 1230 = Collections of English Poetry 

PS 301 - 326 and PS 580 - 619 = Collections of American Poetry

Works by individual poets (alongside related criticism) are shelved alphabetically by last name within the following sections, broken down by the time period in which the author wrote.

English Literature 

PR 2199 - 3195 (1500-1640)

PR 3291-3785 (1640-1770)

PR 3991 - 5990 (1770-1900)

PR 6000 - 6049 (1900-1960)

PR 6050 - 6076 (1961-2000)

PR 6100 - 6126 (2001-present)

American Literature

PS 700 - 893 (17th and 18th centuries)

PS 991 - 3390 (19th century)

PS 3500 - 3549 (1900-1960)

PS 3550 - 3576 (1961-2000)

PS 3600 - 3626 (2001-present)