Common Read: Electric Arches

After a history of poetic forms, each form is described and a poem is given to illustrate it.

"Encyclopedia of North and South American writings and writers

The Encyclopedia is the only resource available that focuses exclusively on the expanding role of minorities in U.S. politics.

This four-volume set contains over 400 articles ranging from such issues as singlehood and alternative lifestyles to race and ethnic studies. It covers concepts, theories, research findings and future developments.

The Encyclopedia of African American Society is the first comprehensive and accessible reference set in this field to give voice to the turbulent trends, past and present, that are often ignored in favor of mere facts.

Containing over 1,000 of the most troublesome literary terms encountered by students and general readers, this gem of a book gives clear and often witty explanations to terms such as hypertext, multi-accentuality, and postmodernism.

The Dictionary of Anthropology is designed to become the standard reference guide to the discipline of social and cultural anthropology.