This is an interview with Nikki Giovanni. It discusses what influences her writing. She talks about other authors and poets and how they influence her.
This site gives a very detailed glimpse into Hilda Doolittle's life, as well as give biographical reason to the meaning behind some of her poems and novels.
In the following essay, Bawer contends that Plath's extreme popularity as a confessional poet in the 1960s can be attributed more to her reputation as an oppressed and victimized existentialist than to the literary merit of her works.
describes the themes used in his poems as well as describing his style. also describes how his poems tries to reach the greater masses of people that are often ignored by more traditional poets
Source: American Poets, 1880-1945: First Series. Ed. Peter Quartermain. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 45. Detroit: Gale Research, 1986. From Literature Resource Center.
Jones analyzes the events in MacLeish's life and analyzes the major trends in his poetry throughout the years.