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Poetry

American Verse Project  
From the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative and the University of Michigan Press, this site offers a searchable electronic archive of American poetry prior to 1920.

Featured Poets
From PBS, this site offers poems, biographies, and sound clips from featured poets.

Fizzy Funny Fuzzy
Welcome to the home of funny poetry by the Fizzy Funny Fuzzy poet, Gareth Lancaster. Find out if elephants are real, what lurks within your school bag and why some pirates shouldn't set sail!

Giggle Poetry
Lots of poems to make you laugh, plus online classes and exercises to help you write your own funny poems. From Meadowbrook Press.

The Internet Poetry Archive  
Sponsored by the University of North Carolina Press and the North Carolina Arts Council, this site features living poets from around the world. Included are poems, audio clips, poet's comments, photographs and graphics, biographies, and short bibliographies.

Introduction to Representative Poetry On-line
From the University of Toronto Department of English and the University of Toronto Press, this site offers a about 2,350 English poems by 368 poets classified by author, title, first line, and including a timeline, glossary, calendar, and more. 

Poetry for Kids
Funny children's poems and poetry books, games, contests, lessons, discussion forums, and journals from author Ken Nesbitt.

Poets and Writers
Poets & Writers, Inc. is the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers. Founded in 1970, it is the nation's largest nonprofit literary organization serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers.

Poet's Corner  
From the Gale Group, this site provides biographies, poems, explanations, criticisms, and more on over 30 poets. Also provides quiz, timeline, activities, and links to other poetry sites.

Poets.org: The Academy of American Poets 
From the Academy of American Poets, this site allows you to search or browse for a poet or a poem as well as stay current with news. Additionally you can listen to many poems read aloud.

Rhymezone.com
Type in any word to get a list rhyming words and phrases.

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Last Updated: September 11, 2008