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- eLibraryhe Poetry Topic section covers poetic forms from Epic to Beat, World poetry as well as slam poetry; renaissance poetry; love poetry; chinese poetry; war poetry; romantic poetry and metaphysical poetry.
- Universal Class Take a distance learning course on "Writing Poetry"
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Here is a sampling of the many thousands of poetry sites. You'll find e-poetry, local readings, contests, how to write and submit poetry.
- The Academy of American PoetsFind poems, essays, interviews, biographies, the latest news, and audio clips by/about American poets. Also, learn about the Academy, local poetry resources, and poetry reading group guides.
- Bartleby.comA great site for much more than poetry, Bartleby.com gives you access to full-text poems from many different anthologies as well as to works of some of the greatest poets in the English language.
- Beltway: A Poetry QuarterlyAn online journal of poetry by authors who live or work in the D.C. area. Includes area news and links to organizations, grants, small presses, and sites of local poets.
- Electronic Poetry Center LinksA wide-ranging list of links covering poetry e-journals, organizations, and sites from the conventional to the avant-garde.
- Got Poetry?Find the joy of memorzing and reciting poetry, in this essay by Jim Holt.
- Poems Out Loud.Pinsky was the U.S. Poet Laureate from 1997 to 2000.
- Internet Poetry ArchiveSponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council and the UNC Press, this site is an archive for selected living poets from around the world, including Seamus Heaney, Czelaw Milosz, Robert Pinsky, Richard Wilbur, and others.
- Irish Poetry PageA page with a links to the full-text poems of well-known Irish poets.
- Poetry - About.comThis is a great place to start. Features current news, their top picks, award winners, audio and video poetry, and links to journals and zines, anthologies, publishers, and more!.
- Poets.orgSite for the Academy of American Poets. Features information about National Poetry Month, which they sponsor, an Online Poetry Classroom, and their National Poetry Calendar, and well as links to poets, poems, forums, etc.
- Representative Poetry OnlineIndexes to classic poetry by poet, title, first line, and keyword, all leading to the texts of the poems.
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