Poetry

Article discussing the nature of the form, its history, terminology and the different traditions.

Conversations with contemporary poets about their life and work. Generous extracts from the series of books.

An essay on the work of Brian Patten, one of the Liverpool Poets.

Critical and historical essays and syllabi on modern American poetry. Many of the works relate to poems in the Oxford Anthology of Modern American Poetry.

Reviews of gay writing coming out of Australia.

findpoetry.com. From Shakespeare to People's Poems. Add your poetry site for free or search through thousands of poetry pages.

Literary experiments by the mind behind the SUNY Buffalo EPC (Electronic Poetry Center).

Quarterly print zine for contemporary poetry. Site contains archives of all issues, including featured poet pages, essays, submission guidelines and links.

A London-based literary magazine, published three times a year, that features original short fiction, poetry, reviews, columns, literary facts and curiosities.

Publisher of books and a magazine of contemporary poetry. Catalogues, information for authors and magazine back issues.

Support and encouragement for all aspects of poetry including writing, performing and publishing. There are branches throughout Ontario, and auxiliary branches located in Edmonton, Alberta and Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada.

Features membership, contest and events information, and member news, meeting schedules, publications details. Alpharetta, Georgia, United States.

Aims to create, produce and distribute poetry, by new and emerging Australian writers, to the public, in unusual ways. Sydney, Australia.

New Jersey poetry events, news, poetry and profiles. United States.

A membership society in Oxford, England, BRP holds workshops and open mic and guest readings.

The ASPS strives to make poetry accessible to all through workshops and events for all ages. Mission, member benefits and branches details. Arizona, United States.

A non-profit organization dedicated to the creative process and preservation of poetry.

A cultural arts magazine that explores the world of poetry.

This pluralistic and comprehensive site includes at least one example of virtually every form of experiment in progress over the last 30 years.

Virtual animated poetry by Big Bang Art Inner Movement. Texts in French and English. Includes manifesto.

By Jennifer Ley. Part of DAC '99, My Millennium, and Cauldron and Net.

A collection of acrostic name poems by Nicholas Gordon; works are free for any personal or non-commercial purpose.

Descriptions with examples of the triolet, terzanelle, terza rima, villanelle, and clerihew.

Short descriptions of both stanza and poetic forms, with examples. By H.T. Kirby-Smith at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Brief explanations with examples of nearly all aspects of poetry, including forms, types, techniques, and national histories.

Descriptions with examples of a variety of poetic forms, including the cinquain, kyrielle, pantoum, rondeau, sonnet, and triolet. From Forward Press.

A haiku anthology built entirely online, and featuring quick loading, single-haiku presentation for contemplation, and brief biographical notes on authors.

A lesson in Haiku appreciation and writing, conducted by Paul Brown.

Haiku by Soji, aka Gary Barnes, haiku by the masters, Basho, Buson, Issa, and by a number of contemporary practitioners of the art in English.

Gateway to the English-language pages of the museum in Tokyo run by the Haiku Poets Association, Japan's largest haiku organization.

A series of hikes through the London Olympic Development Site will take place with participants encouraged to share their feelings haiku-like or otherwise.

Poems by the American poet Eugene Field.

Encourages reluctant readers through the use of humorous "potty" and "yuck" poetry.

Organization, names and images of members, shows, information on cowboy entertainment, contacts.

Official site of the Elko, Nevada home of the Cowboy Poetry Gathering and public radio's The Open Road.

A literary journal published today and is devoted to light verse. Includes excerpts from the print edition, plus submission information.

Inspirational poetry from poets aged 13 to 98.

A selection of works by poet Paul Vereshack, in ancient and contemporary styles.

The site offers a brief introduction to Basque language and literature and links to translations from 15th, 16th and 20th century Basque poetry.

Poems by Du Fu, Wang Wei, Li Bai and others in traditional and simplified characters, pinyin, and literal and literary English. Includes subject index.

Experimental poems in Albanian, with English translation, plus some poems in English about Albania.

Bulgarian poet Ivan Borislavov (*1946) in English translation by Zdravka Mihaylova.

Selected by J.C. Todd. Special feature in winter 2002 issue of The Drunken Boat.

Introduction to French lyric poetry. Includes English introduction, French texts, and biographical notes, but no translations. In many formats for computer and PDA. Text from Project Gutenberg.

Modern English translation of La Chanson de Roland (11th century).

Some poetry of the expressionist decade (1910-1920) in English translation: Kurt Schwitters, Wassily Kandinsky, René Schickele, George Grosz and others.

A poem by Walle Sayer (*1960) in German and English translation, with a link to a short biography.

Divan-e Hafiz (Hafez) in Persian and English, Fal-e Hafiz (divination by the oracle of Shiraz), biography, picture gallery and links.

and other poems by Anfisa Osinnik (Russia, *1957) in English translation.

A selection of Russian poetry in English translations. Alphabetical and chronological orders.