Resources
Here’s a stockpile of supplies just for the English major, hitting on everything from the subject of plagiarism to must-read publications and sites.
Good Reads
Dream Work, published in 1986, is a collection of 45 poems by Pulitzer prize-winning poet Mary Oliver. Whether on the bus for the morning commute, taking a lunch break on a park bench, or winding down the day, Oliver’s perfectly crafted poems are wonderful to escape into.
Oliver mixes naturalism with personal epiphanies; spirituality with simplicity. The woman is a modern day Walt Whitman. It’s undeniable with a poem like “A Chance to Love Everything,” about her encounters with wild animals.
The well-known and well-liked poem, “Wild Geese,” happens to be in Dream Work. Through it, Oliver wards off loneliness, preaches interconnectivity, and stirs up a sense of excitement in the reader.
Plagiarism and You
In order to maintain academic integrity in writing, it's important to be aware of the "p-word," plagiarism. A simple definition: copying portions of another's words from a published or electronic source without acknowledging that source. A simple solution: learn the appropriate way to cite said source!
Helpful Links:
- How to Avoid Plagiarism (Northwestern University)
- Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship (University of California-Davis)
- Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words (Purdue University)
- Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It (Indiana University)
Sites to Use and Abuse
Author Archives
Independent Bookstores
Local Involvement
Poetry
Publications
- IMAGE Magazine
- McSweeney’s
- SPU’s MFA in Creative Writing Blog
- The New York Times — Books
- The New Yorker
Publishers
