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Atlantic Monthly's Poetry Pages - Atlantic Unbound's Poetry Pages - Atlantic Monthly poetry, An Audible Anthology, and articles on poets and poetry -- past and present.
Glossary of Poetic Terms from Bob's Byway - Your teacher has assigned a poetry project that's just gone from bad to "verse." There are many unfamiliar words and lots of confusing jargon! Do you know the difference between a sestina a nd a sonnet? Can you write a poem in iambic pentameter? Visit this site to learn all these terms and more. Many are also illustrated with examples.
Poetry Corral Home Page - Cowboy poetry is written by people who work hard with their hands, often in foul weather, as they rope cattle and ride horses out on the range, under a midnight sky spattered with beaming stars. Or cowboy poetry is written by people who would like to do all those things. There's a nice sampling of both at this site.
Poetry for Kids - Guaranteed to make you giggle! It's funny, whimsical, clever and zany, and it's the biggest collection of hilarious poetry for kids anywhere on the net.
Poetry Pals Internet Poetry Publishing Project for K-12 Students - Do you like to write poetry? If the answer is "Yes!" then by all means visit this site and share your poems with other kids from all over the world. If you've never written a poem in your life and you'd like to give it a try, click on Magnetic and take a peek at an online version of "magnetic poetry." Click on the words you like and drag them around to make a poem on your computer screen. There are several of these types of games on the Net, but this one is created especially for kids.
Poets' Corner - A diverse collection containing thousands of online works from several hundred poets. Works range from medeival times to the early 20th century. Indexed for ease of use. Updated frequently.
Poets.org - The Academy of American Poets was founded in 1934 to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. Your favorite parts of Poets.org are now accessible from every page on the site: the "Find a Poet" list, Discussion Forums, and Literary Links can now be reached in a single click. Browse poems by title and first line and discover the bimonthly e-mail newsletter that will help keep all informed about the site.
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