This page links to topics for the Poetry component of English. It provide access to information about Poets, poetry and writing poetry.

Included below is information providing access to poetry collections, specific poets and their work and creative writing techniques for different forms of poetry from nonsense verse to Haiku, ballads to cinquains, limericks to free verse.

We continually add to the information available and are willing to consider suggested areas as time permits.

This page will be further developed as time permits.

Poems & Poets

Poetry

• 100 Best Poems Ever Written
  ‘Top 100 famous and best poems of all time about life, love and friendship. Read the 100 most popular and greatest poems and limericks ever written in English Poetry by famous poets all over the world’.
• 100 Greatest Love Poems Ever Written
  Listed in six sections. Classical poetry.
• 101 Resources for Poets
  ‘The list contains everything from writing prompts to great organizations for poets to fun websites that are just downright inspiring. There are links for the novice poet, the future poet laureate, the free-time poet, and the browser simply looking to learn more about poetry’.
• Aha Poetry
  ‘Welcome to Jane Reichhold’s world of poetry that will make you say, “Ah ha !” as you discover and explore the many short form genres of poetry’. Concentrates mainly on Asian forms of poetry, e.g. haiku.
• A Pod of Poets
  ‘A series of eleven, 40-minute podcasts of Australian poetry, read by the authors. The poets come from all over Australia; some are emerging talents and some are established; several of them are on the school syllabus’. Audio, transcripts, more. Australian ABC.
• Bartleby Verse
• Best Love Poems
  Briefly annotated links to a large range of sites.
• Canterbury Tales
• Christmas Poems
  For a selection of links to Christmas poems, visit this page on our web site.
• Classical Poetry Treasure Chest
  ‘Search by poem’s title, poet, or first line’ or select from the Classical poets listing. The latter leads to a listing of links to individual works.
• Contemporary American Poetry Archive
  Alphabetical listing by author [and title[s]].
• Digital Poets Society
  In particular, covers Blake, Byron, TS Eliot, Goethe, Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde. Not updated for some time but the poetry remains the same.
• Diving for Bananas
  ‘New collection of nonsense poems by Alastair Chisholm, with illustrations by Nadia Roden. With delightful lyrics and humorous nonsense accompanied by beautiful illustrations, this book is a joy to read for both children and parents. You can see the illustrations in our interactive slideshow’.
  You must register to access this site.
• Elite Skills Poetry & Writers Club
  Famous poems, biographies of poets who wrote them, reference material, write your own, use the advice provided, submit your poems.
• English - Poetry
  ‘Skoool.ie presents multimedia readings of twelve well-known poems covering a broad selection of poets and themes. Each poem is accompanied by a lesson which will help you learn how to approach and understand the poems and the literary devices used in poetry’.
• Erin’s Children’s Poetry Page
• Every Poet
  Classic poems, haiku generator, other links.
• Famous Poets and Poems
  ‘Dedicated to poetry and to the people who make poetry possible : poets and their readers. Free poetry site. Find a large collection of poems and quotes from over 628 poets’.
• Forms of Poetry for Children
• Gale’s Free Resources - Poet’s Corner
  ‘Activities, information to complement classroom topics’. Biographies, take a quiz, timeline of poetry, read poems, find concepts on which they were based.
• Giggle Poetry
• Haiku
• List of Australian Poets
  ‘The poets listed below were either citizens or residents of Australia or published the bulk of their poetry whilst living there’. links to further information. From Wikipedia.
• Love Poems And Quotes
  ‘The most romantic love poems on the web’. Also poems, quotes for friendship and inspiration.
• Love Poetry
  ‘A Free, online love poetry resource providing the famous love poems by the World’s most popular Poets. Whether your search is for Classic Love Poetry or Modern Love poetry you will find the love poetry of your choice’.
• Mother Goose Pages
• Net Poetry
• Old Possum’s Book of Cats [TS Eliot]
• Poem of The Week
  ‘The Mission of the Poem of the Week is to increase the appreciation of the variety of poetry in the English language and to provide a resource for educators at large’. Started in 1996. You can get a Free Subscription and there are Links to other sites.
• Poetry 180
  American. Providing modern poems for secondary students.
• Poetry Archives@eMule
  1 000s of classical poems accessible by multiple methods.
• Poetry Articles
  Really a collection of collections. Links to collections and in some cases individual poems. There are other options for poems in both the top [Haiku] and side menu [Poetry].

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• Poetry.com
  ‘14 000 000 poems and growing’.
  You need to be a member to log in to access this site. Membership is Free.
• Poetry Daily
  Written by practising poets.
• Poetry for Kids [by Ken Nesbitt]
• Poetry In Translation
  ‘This site presents modern high-quality translations of classic texts by famous poets as well as original poetry and critical works. All texts featured on the site are fully downloadable in PDF, EPUB, Mobi, WORD, and HTML formats’.
• Poetry Lover’s Guide to the Web
  Pre 1950.
• Poetry Portal
  Extensive links to various forms of poetry [left menu], competitions, resources, Poetry ezines, chit-chat and more.
• Poets Corner
  In addition to their roughly 7 000 items, they also have an Online Sources Elsewhere page.
• Poets.org
  ‘Currently features biographies of more than 500 poets, with new pages being added all the time’. Modern and classical poets. Their For Educators page includes lesson plans, units, resource links, teacher resources and ‘teacher notebook’ suggestions. Also try their Great Poems to Teach [Poetry, Poems, Bios & More]
• Representative Poetry Online
  ‘Representative Poetry Online, version 3.0, includes 3 162 English poems by 500 poets from Caedmon, in the Old English period, to the work of living poets today’. Multiple methods of accessing these.
• Robert Frost
• Shadow Poetry
  ‘A place for writers to walk out of the shadows’.
• Shmoop - Poetry
  A mix of classical, modern and very modern poetry, including some by songwriters. More than 120 poems are included.
• Tangerine ! Poetry Site Extraordinaire
  ‘We are dedicated to showcasing a large variety of poetry from a large variety of people on our page’. A Thinkquest site.
• The Poem Tree
  ‘This site is an online poetry anthology, with an emphasis on metered poetry, both traditional and modern. Some excellent free verse is also included’. Select from poets listed on the left.
• The Poetry Archive
  ‘Exists to help make poetry accessible, relevant, enjoyable to a wide audience. Hearing a poet reading his or her work remains uniquely illuminating. It helps us to understand the work as well as helping us to enjoy it’. Search alphabetically by poet or poem. The For Teachers - Poetry Archive section is well worth visiting.
  Exceptional !
• The Poetry Place
  Works from artists including Emily Dickenson, e e cummings, Robert Frost, Rudyard Kipling, Wilfred Owen, Shakespeare and Wordsworth. More than 40 poets are included.
• The Writer’s Almanac
  ‘Garrison Keillor’s daily choice of poem along with literary and historical notes. As heard on Public Radio’.
• Twentieth-century Poetry in English
  ‘I’ve collected Internet information relating to 116 poets, for 11 of whom I’ve created my own pages, and for the rest of whom a large index page, “Poet Links”, which adds some new entries each month;. Also I’ve created a page of related links’. Not updated for some time.
• Virtual Poetry
• Web Sites for Poetry
  Briefly annotated links to further sources of poetry suitable for young people.

Winter Poems

• Poems for Winter
  From Poetry.org. One major poem [Shakespeare], links to others and links to further reading.
• Winter Poems
• Winter Poems [About.com]
  ‘A collection of classic and new poems for the season’.
• Winter Poems [Inspirational Poems]
  ‘Lovely Poems about the Glorious winter season, the chilling winter mornings and the long nights’.

• World Wide School Library - Poetry
  Links to a wide range of poetry. Some links annotated.
• Your Poetry
  From amateurs and professionals.

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Poetry Writing

• Australian Poetry Centre
  Links to blogs, poetry centres around Australia, publications, multimedia resources, poetry publishers, more. Small education section.
• Create Poetry
  Create poetry for yourself and others.
• Different Types of Poetry
  ‘All of the different types of poetry and literary terms can be found on this site together with many examples of the different styles and kinds of poetry’.
• Don J’s Bestbook Poetry Guide Articles
  21 chapters, broken into multiple sections each. Suited to older students.
• Dylan Thomas [Random Poem Generator]
• For Educators
  ‘Resources including Discussion Forums; Pedagogical & Critical Essays about poetry; extensive links to relevant websites; Curriculum Units & Lesson Plans; biographies of hundreds of poets; over 2 000 poems’.
• Haiku and Senryu
  Definitions with examples, the basics, links, resources, more.
• Heretical Rhyme Generator
  Provide the first line and the program does the rest.
• How to Write a Poem
  ‘Here is a list of things to think about that, hopefully, will make the process easier for you’.
• Learning Lab : The Poetry Foundation
  A listing of resources for teachers under the headings of General Poetry sites, Teacher--specific resources, Single-poet archives and Audiovisual archives. There are also links to other Poetry areas.
• Metaphor Delivers
  An Integrated Approach to Teaching and Writing Poetry. Article from English in Australia [v41, No.2], Jeri Kroll and Steve Evans.
• Poetryclass - Resource Material
  ‘Listed below are poetryclass resources for working with poetry in the classroom and websites we have vetted and approved as excellent examples of how teachers can work with poetry. See also kids poetry sites’ in another section of this site.
• Poetry Formats and Styles
  Definitions of different styles, with links to an example of each. Some unusual inclusions.
• Poetry Magic
  Resources for poetry writing.
• Poetry Styles
  Lists a number of styles used. Links to related areas.
• Poetry Teachers.com
  ‘Learn how to inspire a love of poetry in your students and teach kids how to write different types of poems’. Access poems, find out about poetry theatre [including suitable versions of poems to use], poetry activities, more.
• Poetry Writing
  Scholastic. Project based on three poets. Levels of usage indicated. Activities from pre-writing to finishing the product and presentation.
• Rhyme Zone
  Find help with rhyme, other aspects of poetry.
• Tanka Online
  ‘Learn here about the lyric poem of Japan known as tanka [waka], now becoming one of the most popular and versatile short forms of poetry in English’. Information about the poetry form and how to write it. Another simple site on How to write a Tanka poem can be found here.
• Types of Poetry
  ‘These are just a very few examples of different types of poetry. Most of the definitions have at least one example of each particular type of poetry for better understanding’. Their Handbook gives definitions of terms used in poetry as well as poem types.

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