African-American Poetry
Nearly 3,000 poems written by African-American poets in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Indexed from 1750 to 1900. |
American Poetry
Over 40,000 poems by more than 200 American poets from the Colonial Period to the early twentieth century. Indexed from 1600 to 1900. |
American Verse Project
A collaborative project between the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative (HTI) and the University of Michigan
Press, this project is assembling an electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920. |
Bartleby Verse: American & English Poetry: 1250-1920
Features the full-text of selected works of American and English poetry from 1250 through 1920, provided by the Bartleby Library in New York. Offers access to
books of poetry and poetry indexes. |
Bibliomania : Poetry
Presents an online archive of electronic books and other works of poetry. Notes that books are available in HTML format, with some available in the .pdf format,
as well. |
British Poetry 1780-1910
Provided by the University of Virginia, this site is a hypertext archive of links to full-text works of British poets from 1780 to 1910. |
English Poetry
Essentially the complete English poetic canon from 600 to 1900. Over 165,000 poems by more than 1,250 poets drawn from nearly 4,500 printed sources. Indexed
from 600 to 1900. |
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EServer Poetry
Collection of Canonical Verse
Active as late as 10/25/2001, this site is now accessible through The Internet Archives. Presents a
collection of poetry from such poets as Maya Angelou, William Blake, George Byron, Lewis Carroll, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Homer, Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Edgar Allan Poe, Alexander Pope, and William Shakespeare. Links to other poetry resources. |
Faber
Poetry Library
A collection of some of the most influential poets of the twentieth century. The Faber list includes Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, T. S. Eliot and Sylvia Plath
covering the seventy year history of this major publishing house. |
Find a Poet
Links to poets currently featured on this site, or will be soon. Many others are in preparation. Wait for the entire page to finish loading, then click on a
letter to find a list of poets whose last names start with that initial. Also includes a link to Find a poem. |
Glossary of Poetic Terms
Active as late as 1/14/2002, this site is still accessible through The Internet Archive. Guide for the Study
of Poetry featuring: Phonetic pronunciation; Cross references; Broad range of definitions; Numerous examples; Hyper-linked keywords & cross references; A wealth
of poetic quotations; Writers' guidelines; and Sidelights-- Informative glimpses beyond the definitions. It is recommended you use the Alphabetic Page Version.
or you can choose to search the Entire Glossary
Version, but the file's large (300k) size takes longer to load. |
Index of Poets in Representative Poetry On-line
An index of online English poetry, arranged alphabetically by author name. Notes the birth and death dates for each author. Provides access to indexes arranged
by title, first line, date, and keyword. Links to poetry criticism resources. |
The Poetry Archives
This search engine strives to be the largest collection of FREE classical poetry on the Internet. Search by author, title, and first line of poem. |
Sonnet Central
An archive of English sonnets, commentary, pictures, and relevant Web sites. Includes early English sonnsets, Elizabethan sonnets, and Victorian sonnets, as
well as sonnets of the Romantic Era, World War I, and early 20th century. Also provides sonnets from Ireland, Australia, and the United States. Contains
critical essays on the sonnet form. |
Twentieth Century African-American Poetry
A collection of poetry written by the most important and influential African American poets of the twentieth century. Presently includes over 6,000 poems from
over 100 complete editions by 46 poets. Indexed from 1901 to 1998. |
Twentieth Century American Poetry
A database of modern and contemporary American poetry from the early twentieth century to the present. Presently includes 36,000 poems drawn from 460 volumes by
217 poets. |
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Women's early music, art, and poetry
This site documents and promotes information about women in music. Each entry contains some biographical information, commentary from reputable resources,
and a discography. Links are provided to music catalogs and publishers. The site contains not only the chronology and CD discography, but also a list of
reference materials, midi sound files, and a list of parallel illustrations by women artists. |
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