- Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
Official site for the HBO series.
www.hbo.com/defpoetry
- Poetry X
Devoted to reading, analyzing, and discussing classic and contemporary poetry. Includes an archive of poets and poems browsable by first line, last line, genre, and language.
www.poetryx.com
- American Poets Project
Publishing the great American poets. A series from the Library of America.
www.americanpoetsproject.org
- Knopf Poetry Center
Poems, interviews, and recordings from some Knopf-published poets.
www.randomhouse.com/knopf/poetry
- Poet Online
Includes favorite poems organized by theme, writing tips, book reviews and recommendations, electronic poem cards, and more.
www.poetonline.com
- Internet Poetry Archive
Offering selected poems from contemporary poets, including Czelsaw Milosz, Seamus Heaney, and Philip Levine.
metalab.unc.edu/ipa
- Shmoop: Poetry Study Guides and Teachers' Guides
Study guide and teachers' guide for poetry. Fun-to-read, deep analysis of themes, symbols, technique, and more, written by Stanford and Berkeley Ph.D. and Masters students.
www.shmoop.com/poetry
- Wikipedia: Poetry Portal
Explore a wide variety of Wikipedia articles and resources related to poetry, poems, and poets. Find biographies, quotes, poems, information on poetic forms, and notes on periods and movements.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Poetry
- Poetry Matters Now
Shares an online collection of readings and video interviews with poets.
www.poetrymattersnow.org
- Australian Poetry International
Lists biographies of Australian poets.
australia.poetryinternational.org
- Freestylevision.com
Dedicated to poetry, music album reviews, video game reviews, and jokes all with an urban perspective. Offers a forum for poets to publish their work free of charge.
www.freestylevision.com
- Reading Poems
Gateway into the domain of poetry for those who do not like poems or do not trust themselves to read them. Contains images, lists, and more.
www.uvm.edu/~sgutman/Reading_poems_I.html
- Poem of the Month
www.fabandpp.org/potm/potm.htm
- SparkNotes: Poetry Study Guides
Find reading and study guides for poets and poetry, including Emily Dickinson, The Canterbury Tales, T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Homer, Walt Whitman, and Shakespeare's Sonnets.
www.sparknotes.com/poetry
- Supreme Fictions: The Favorite Poem Project
From The New York Times. Audio archive of writers reading from their favorite poems. Includes the voices of Allan Gurganus, Robert Pinsky, Jamaica Kincaid, Alice McDermott, and Grace Paley. Registration required.
www.nytimes.com/books/99/04/25/specials/poetry.html
- Onesixty
SMS poetry magazine that contains poems of less than 160 characters in length.
www.centrifugalforces.co.uk/onesixty
- Poets House and Public Libraries: Poetry in the Branches
Multi-faceted, replicable program model that helps librarians create a complete environment for poetry in their library.
www.poetshouse.org/librariespitb.htm
- Guardian Unlimited: Poetry
Browse the Guardian's original poetry archive and read features, interviews, and poetry book reviews.
books.guardian.co.uk/departments/poetry/front
- New York Times: Favorite Poetry Forum
Online discussion group dedicated to classic and modern verse.
forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?50@@.f2a8530
- Poet's Choice
Archive of the Washington Post series, featuring columns by Edward Hirsch and Rita Dove.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/columns/poetschoice
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