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The Whipping

The poem, “The Whipping” was published in 1962, by Robert Hayden. It talks about a woman who exhausts herself by whipping a boy to achieve her personal purging of emotional tensions.

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• Robert Hayden
• Robert Hayden Criticism and Interpretation

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PS 3515 .A9363 Z

Circulating Books – A Selected List

•  Bloom, Harold(ed.). Robert Hayden. 2005.

                   Call Number:  PS3515 .A9363 Z87 2005

• Hatcher, John.  From the Auroral Darkness: the Life and Poetry of Robert Hayden. 1984.

                  Call Number:  PS3515 .A9363 Z43 1984

• Williams, Pontheolla T.  Robert Hayden: A Critical Analysis of His Poetry. 1987.

                  Call Number:  PS3515 .A9363 Z95 1987

Reference Materials

• Contemporary Literary Criticism – Call Number:  REF PN771 .C59

o   Vol. 37, pg. 160

• Poetry Criticism – Call Number:  REF PN1010 .P6

o   Vol. 6, pg. 194-196

o   Vol. 123, pg. 93, 145, 147, 171

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

• Literary Index (Gale)
• Literature Resources from Gale
• JSTOR
• Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCO) 

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.