The Psalms

For many Christians, today is a solemn fast day. There is book in NetLibrary that might help you understand the Psalms as poetry. You can access this title through the NMTC card catalog or through GALILEO.

Gillingham, S. E. (Susan E.)The poems and psalms of the Hebrew Bible[computer file] / S.E. Gillingham. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.xiii, 311 p. ; 21 cm.

"Poetry was a key art-form for the ancient Jews, the most distinctive way in which they tried to depict the relationship between God and his people. The Poems and Psalms of the Hebrew Bible introduces the reader to the full range of the poetry of the Old Testament, both outside the Psalter and within it. After considering the essential elements of Hebrew verse, it looks at the most familiar poems--the Psalms, the Songs of Solomon, and the poetry of Job and Proverbs--as well as at less familiar examples of poems which by contrast are embedded in narrative, such as war poetry, harvest hymns, elegies, prayers of protest, and thanksgiving songs. The book is addressed to both specialists and non-specialists; no knowledge of Hebrew is presumed, and a bibliography following each chapter offers suggestions for further study. "

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.

Because

i wrote a poem
for you because
you are
my little boy

i wrote a poem
for you because
you are
my darling daughter

and in this poem
i sang a song
that says
as time goes on
i am you
and you are me
and that's how life
goes on

from The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, pg 253
PS 3557 .I55 A17 2003


You can learn about Nikki Giovanni at her web site.

The Owl and the Pussycat

Edward Lear wrote The Owl and the Pussycat in 1871.

When searching World Cat (accessed through GALILEO ) for The Owl and the Pussycat by Lear, up came 65 different books, 17 visual, 12 sound, and 4 scores available at libraries that have contributed their catalog to OCLC.

We have the The Owl and the Pussycat illustrated by Anne Wilson in our Early Childhood collection.

Poetry is for all ages!

Find your favorite poet through World Cat - see what library owns a copy!
Go to GALILEO
...Select Databases A-Z
.....Jump to W
........Select World Cat

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.

Poetry on your desktop

We have over 35,000 electronic books in our netLibrary collection! Among them are various books of poetry.
Go to the NMTC card catalog
...select Advanced search
....use poem or poetry as the keyword
......scroll down and select Material type - EBK-Electronic book

Click on the title, then scroll to the URL and click.
You will be taken to netLibrary where you may View This Book!

You may also access netLibrary through GALILEO.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
....Jump to N
......select netLibrary

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.

Quick Search for Poets

The new Quick Search feature in GALILEOis delightful!
Try a search for poem, poetry, poet in the General section and then try in the Arts & Humanities! Fascinating what GALILEO turns up.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia comes up in the Arts & Humanities search.
Who would have thought there were so many poets in Georgia?


The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The password for NMTC users changed on March 27.