Poetry

Favorite Poems
"America saying poems they love."

Poems Out Loud
"The site features columns and recorded readings by well-known and award-winning poets as well as general poetry news and ephemera."

Poets and Writers, Inc.
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. Contests are featured here, funding sources to support poetry, publication information, forums and more.

Poets Daily
Get a poem a day here, sign up to receive a poem with commentary every day through email, read articles written about poetry and check out the special features.

Poetry Magazine
Featured poets of the day and of the month offer free poems online. In addition, find current information on poetry, publications and contests.

Poetry Express
Learn to write poetry, publish it, get tips and techniques and read others' works.

Poetry 180
Poetry 180 is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem each day of the 180 days of the school year.

Academy of American Poets
Find a poet, a specific poem, listen to poetry being read and find literary links here.

AmericanPoems
Locate biographies, and full text poetry from American poets.

Representative Poetry Online
Biographies, and full text poetry from many famous poets.

Modern American Poetry Home
Essays, multimedia and comprehensive information about American poets with analyses of their work.

Atlantic Unbound: Poetry Pages
The spotlight is on famous modern poets and looks back on writers from the past. Includes RealAudio recording of poems and a large selection of poems published by Atlantic.