Finding Poems

Clicking any of the links below will open up our library catalog and search for the subject.

Search for a poet's name - generally, individual poems will not be listed in the catalog records. So you'll want to look for a collection of works by a poet. You could also search for keywords, such as "medieval poetry" or "slam poets" to find collections by time period or genre.

DePauw's library does not have a specific "poetry section" where all the books of poems are shelved. Instead, poems are shelved by the name and nationality of the author of the poems.  The exception to this rule is collections of poetry, which are shelved in the call number sections below: