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Poetry Circle - Web Sites for Poetry Lovers
The
World Wide Web is a treasure trove of information for, about and by poetry
lovers. The Poetry Circle recommends the following web sites for poetry
lovers.
| American Poetry Review | Online version of the American Poetry Review. This publication, dedicated to breathing life into contemporary poetry, is a great source for new and provocative poetry. Back issues available. |
| Bartleby.com | Extensive, free, searchable literary database drawing on authoritative resources such as Roget's, Bartlett's, Brewer's and Oxford. Verse page quite suitable for those interested in classic American and English verse. |
| Favorite Poem Project | Robert Pinsky, 39th poet laureate of the United States, launched this site as part of his national Favorite Poem Project. Encourages teachers, librarians and all citizens to host poetry events to submit favorite poems for publication. |
| Poetry & Literature Center of the Library of Congress | Supports activities and interests of the national poet laureate considered by the center to be the "nation's official lightening rod for the poetic impulse of Americans." Provides everything you need to know about the role and history of the laureate as well as biographical information and works of the reigning poet. Link to current laureate, Billy Collins' Poetry 180, a project encouraging students to experience a new poem for each day they are in school. |
| Norton Poets Online | Created and maintained by Norton Publishers. Includes multi-media links to their poets' anthologies as well as printable poetry posters! Poet appearances listed. |
| Poetry.com | Sponsored by the International Library of Poetry, this site purports to be the most comprehensive and largest poetry site available on the Internet. Includes a rhyming dictionary, poetry lists and electronic poetic greeting cards. |
| Poetry Daily | Online anthology of contemporary poetry. Introduces new poems each day! |
| Poets.org | The official site of the Academy of American Poets, dedicated to "support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry." Helpful features include Find a Poem and Find a Poet. Major American poetry award guidelines and winners provided. Literary links to a wide array of related resources. |
| Exploring Poetry | This database covers the most frequently studied poems of high school literature classes. Fully indexed, offering searches by poem, author, title, first lines, subject and more! Available only at a library computer terminal. |
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