Research Guides: Poetry: Web Resources

Web Resources on Poetry

The Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress
Administers the endowed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry position, coordinates an annual season of readings, performances, lectures, conferences, and symposia, and sponsors high-profile prizes and fellowships for literary writers.
American Academy of Poets
"To support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster an appreciation of contemporary poetry."
For Poetry for Verse (UVA Dept of English)
An interactive learning tool that can help you understand what makes metered poetry in English tick.

Additional Web Resources

There are thousands of collections of poetry on the web; many universities have digitized poetry collections as well as recordings of poetry readings. Additional poetry resources of interest are below.

Haiku Society of America
The National Association for Poetry Therapy
"As poetry therapists, we use all forms of literature and the language arts, and we are united by our love of words, and our passion for enhancing the lives of others and ourselves."
Poetry Daily
A new poem every day.
The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database
The Quarry is a searchable collection of over 500 poems by a diverse array of contemporary socially engaged poets, published by Split This Rock since 2009. Like all of Split This Rock’s programs, The Quarry is designed to bring poetry fully to the center of public life. The database is searchable by social justice theme, author’s identity, state, and geographic region.