Web Resources
Featured Resources
- Library Catalog Explorer: Poets & Poetry
- Explore poems, poetry topics, and poets in Thrall and other RCLS libraries.
- Literature: Poets, Poetics, Poetry eBooks & Online Archives
- Directory of poetry resources from Middletown Thrall Library's Literature information guide.
- Poetry Criticism & Analysis Databases
- Literature databases available to members of Thrall.
About Poetry & Poets
- The Academy of American Poets
- Numerous features and articles about poetry. Includes Essays on poetry, biographies of more than 450 poets, text of more than 1400 poems, audio of one hundred poems read by their authors or other poets, other audio / video performances, and a poets / poems search engine.
- Bartleby Project - American and British Poetry
- American and British Poetry. "Over 10,000 poems from the largest freely available collection of classic poetry anthologies on the web-as well as the complete works of many well-known poets."
- How Poetry Works
- Topics include: Types of Poetry, Sound Effects, Structural Effects, Poetic Meter, Visual Effects, Literary Effects, Poetry Terms and Poetic Traditions, The Evolution of Poetry, Poetry in the 20th Century and Today. From How Stuff Works.
- Glossary of Poetry Terms
- Browse literary/poetic terminology alphabetically. From the Poetry Archive.
- National Poetry Month
- Featured poets and poems, frequently asked questions, articles, and more. From the Academy of American Poets.
- Poet Laureates of the United States
- Current U.S. poet laureate and past poets. Includes news, articles, and podcasts. From the U.S. Library of Congress. See also their United States Poets Laureate: A Guide to Online Resources page.
- Poetry Archive
- "The Poetry Archive exists to help make poetry accessible, relevant and enjoyable to a wide audience. It came into being as a result of a meeting, in a recording studio, between Andrew Motion, soon after he became U.K. Poet Laureate in 1999, and the recording producer, Richard Carrington. They agreed about how enjoyable and illuminating it is to hear poets reading their work and about how regrettable it was that, even in the recent past, many important poets had not been properly recorded." Text and audio. Browse or search.
- Poetry Through the Ages
- Topics: Background, Famous Forms, Classic Forms, Obscure Forms, 21st Century forms. From the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA).
- Poetry Tool
- Locate poems and find poets using a variety of themes or criteria in this search engine from the Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine.
- Poets & Writers Online
- "Resources for Creative Writers", contests, grants & awards, Directory of Writers.
- Top 500 Poets
- Top searches in "Poemhunter". From better known poets, such as Pablo Neruda, Maya Angelou and Shakespeare to lesser knowns such as Henry Kendall and Gwen Harwood. Includes a brief biography and the text of selected poems.
Writing Poetry
- How to Write a Poem
- Tips and 13 steps to writing a poem. Includes a video of former poet laureate Billy Collins talking about being a poet.
- How to Write Poetry
- Six ideas to help you write a poem from E-How.
- Writing and Publishing FAQ
- Advice for poets seeking publication. From the Academy of American Poets.
- Writing Poetry
- A quick start to writing poetry. Includes types of poetry, publishing, poetry terms and ideas to get you started.
