Websites
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The Poetry Foundation offers up a great bio and links to Lowell's work.
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Here you can explore the actual Quaker graveyard on Nantucket where the poem takes place.
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This site has great info on the history of whaling, and other activity, in and around Nantucket.
Video
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Want to hear more about how Lowell felt about war? Check out this brief video about his political involvement in the '60s.
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Lots of famous poets got together to memorialize Lowell. The video is long, so choose your favorites.
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Check out this video tour of Nantucket, where much of the poem is set.
Audio
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Hear the man himself read his poem.
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Dig this recording of Lowell reading another of his famous poems.
Images
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Here's Lowell, you know, just chillin' in a suit.
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Lowell got on the cover. What's that on his head?
Articles and Interviews
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The Paris Review interviews Lowell about the art of poetry and the art of life.
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Want to read some love letters? The correspondence of Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop are profiled in this New Yorker article.
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This article gives a good argument for reading the poet's lengthy works.
Books
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They're all here; it's a big one. This is great for reading and also for weight-lifting.
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Read more about the poet and his life.