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Poetry

Books

1. Blake, William - Collected Poems (Bibliomania)
2. Whitman - Walt: Leaves of Grass 10-00
3. Whitman, Walt - Leaves of Grass (Bibliomania)

Lesson Plans

1. Limericks (Adams-Gordon)

Lists

1. American and English Poetry (Bartleby) 10-00
2. Literature by Genre or Period (Liu - Voice of the Shuttle)
   Provides hundreds of resources in drama, fiction, and poetry. Includes resources to improve writing skills. 2-00
3. Poetry Resources (Ramsey)
   Provides over two dozen sources of poetry.
4. Words That Rhyme Search (Datamuse)
   Supply a word and the search engine will try to find words that rhyme with it. 2-00

Papers

1. -Poetry Online (University of Toronto)
   Provides the poetry of hundreds of great poets, listed alphabetically. Allows searches by the first line of poetry, keyword, date, or author. Includes criticism on the poetry.
2. Bartlett, John - Familiar Quotations (1901)
3. Blake, William - Poems (University of Toronto)
   Provides selected poems.
4. Bradstreet, Anne (University of Toronto - Lancashire)
   Provides 11 poems by the Puritan writer. 9-00
5. Browning, Elizabeth Barrett - Poems (University of Toronto)
   Provides selected poems.
6. Burns, Robert
7. Burns, Robert - Selected Poems
8. Byron, Lord - Poems (University of Toronto)
   Provides selected poems of George Gordon, known as Lord Byron.
9. Chinese Poetry (China, The Beautiful - Pei)
   Provides classical Chinese poetry. 3-00
10. Classic Poetry (Deane)
    Provides samples of poetry from Medieval times, Viking themes, Beowulf, and more. Explains the usages and styles of alliterative poetry. 12-01
11. Cooleridge, Samuel Taylor - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems. 3-00
12. Dickinson, Emily - Poems (Bartleby.com) 10-00
13. Dickinson, Emily - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
14. Dryden, John - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
15. Dunne, John - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
16. Frost, Robert - Complete Poems (Bartleby.com) 2-01
17. Frost, Robert - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
18. Keats, John - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
19. Keats, John - Poetry (Bartleby.com)10-00
20. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (Bibliomania - Simmonds)
    Provides a biography, with an emphasis on his contribution to American Literature.
21. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
22. Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
23. Milton, John - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
24. Native American Stories and Poetry (NativeTech)
25. Poe, Edgar Alan - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
26. Poe, Edgar Allan (Bibliomania)
    Provides a short biography related to his work. 2-01
27. Pope, Alexander - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
28. Pound, Ezra - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
29. Sandburg, Carl - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
30. Seeger, Alan - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems.
31. Shakespeare, William - Sonnets and Other Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems. 3-00
32. Shakespeare, William (Bibliomania)
    Provides a biography related to his work. 2-01
33. Shelley, Percy Bysshe - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems. 3-00
34. Tennyson, Alfred - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides 78 poems. 3-00
35. Whitman, Walt - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems. 3-00
36. Whitman, Walt Biography (Literary Kicks)
    Provides a short biography.
37. Wordsworth, William - Poems (University of Toronto)
    Provides selected poems. 3-00

Projects

1. Poems You Can Write Now (PoetryExpress.org)
   Provides 15 poetry projects for students. Also provides exercises for inspiration (E-Muse), suggestions for sharing your poetry, and much more. 9-01

Search

1. -Poetry Search by Title, First Line, Keyword, or Poet (Lancashire)
2. Poetry Search (Electronic Poetry Center)
   Provides searches by keyword.