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.
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."
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.
"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.
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.
"Are you passionate about writing poetry? Check out Robert Lee Brewer's blog, Poetic Asides. You'll find poetry prompts, solid tips on writing poetry, interviews with poets, and blog posts highlighting poetic forms like chant, haibun or nonet poems, rispetto, and prose poetry. Sit back, relax, and learn more about the craft of poetry!" From Writers Digest.
