Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Poets
This site provides a searchable database of the biographies of more than 2500 contemporary and classic poets. Browse all poets, filter the list by state and schools & movements, or search by name.
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Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Pericles
Plutarch's famous account on the life of Pericles translated by the English poet John Dryden. Provides rich details on such events as the Peloponnesian war and more.
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China the Beautiful: Classical Chinese Poetry
A large collection of Chinese poems in Chinese, with English translations for many. Some also include audio. Include classical and more contemporary poets. Search a list of poets or browse by period. There are also a few topical...
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Classic Reader: Authors: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This site features the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow including a biography and the full text of two epic poems Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha.
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Classic Reader: "By the Bayou St. John" by Alice Dunbar
This is the full text of the short story "By the Bayou St. John" by Alice Dunbar, an African American poet, journalist and political activist. Among the first generation born free in the South after the Civil War.
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Classic Poetry Aloud Index
Listen to classic poetry read aloud in podcast format. Search by poet, theme, or top ten poems.
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Classic Reader: Flame and Shadow by Sara Teasdale
This is the full text of the poetry collection Flame and Shadow by American poet Sara Teasdale.
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Classic Reader: Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
This is the full text of the poetry collection Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest. He became known as the People's Poet because his poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Metamorphoses, by Ovid
The text for the first fourteen books of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Includes links to share recommended related sites among users.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Amy Lowell
This site features the author Amy Lowell including the full text of two poetry collections: Men, Women and Ghosts and Sword Blades & Poppy Seed.
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Passions in Poetry: Thomas Carew 1594 1640
This site includes a short introduction to Thomas Carew and a biographical sketch of the poet. Also included are links to the text of several of Carew's poems.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Emily Dickinson
This site features the author Emily Dickinson including a biography, the full text of three poetry collections: Poems, Series 1, Poems, Series 2, and Poems, Series 3, each set of poems is listed by topics.
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Classic Reader: Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
This is the full text of the poetry collection Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning; the collection includes 44 poems.
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Classic Reader: The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses by Robert Service
This is the full text of the poetry collection The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses by Robert Service. This collection includes 34 poems most about the Yukon Gold Rush and life in the Yukon.
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Classic Reader: "The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This is the full text of the 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem in trochaic tetrameter relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for...
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Classic Reader: Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake
This is the full text of two poetry collections: Songs of Innocence (19 poems) and Songs of Experience (20 poems) by William Blake. It also provides an introduction for each collection.
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Classic Reader: Lamia by John Keats
This is the full text of the two-part narrative poem Lamia by John Keats about consuming love.
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Classic Reader: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam
This is the full text of the poem Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam; included are an introduction, the first edition, the fifth edition, and notes.
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Classic Reader: Author: Virgil
This site focuses on Virgil and his epic poem The Aeneid including links to the full text of the poem and a short biography of Virgil.
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Classic Reader: "The Poet and the Peasant" by O. Henry
Text of the short story "The Poet and the Peasant" by O. Henry. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Classic Reader: Author: Sara Teasdale
This site features poet Sara Teasdale and provides links to two poetry collections: Flame and the Shadow and Love Songs.
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Classic Reader: "The Bishop's Silence" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
This is the text of the short story "The Bishop's Silence" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews. The plot is woven about the poet's boast that whoever drinks of his wine would be lifted to Olympus and would taste joys beyond all imaginings.
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The Housman Society: a.e. Housman
Features a biographical note on the poet A. E. Housman (1859-1936)and news about poetry in the United Kingdom. Includes photo and bibliography.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Edna St. Vincent Millay
This site features the author Edna St. Vincent Millay including a biography and the full text of the poetry collection Second April.