Poetry Resources
Japanese Patterns - Includes haiku, senryu, tanka, renga and others.
Poetry: Meter, Form, and Rhythm (H. T. Kirby-Smith, UNCG) - An extensive guide to prosody, rhyme, and other concepts from poetics.
Cybernetic Poet - A screen saver that writes poetry, a Poet's Assistantthat helps you write poetry (and song lyrics!), and 50 professionally - designed "poet personalities."
AlienFlower is an interactive medium where poets share ideas about poetry and its place in society. The AlienFlower archive contains a collage and resource of poetry essays, poems, music, visual art, and other fun.
Versification: An Electronic Journal of Literary Prosody - Full text of the journal, along with a number of resources for the study of poetry.
Tetrameter: Four-Footed Verse (Eric Howard) - A brief discussion of the meter, with abundant examples and links to other guides to metrics.
Glossary of Poetic Terms (Bob's Byway) - An extensive glossary of poetic terms, including pronunciation, cross-references, examples, and so on.
Poetry for Kids - A site devoted to all sorts of poetry links for kids. Find poetry-writing ideas, contests, poems to read, tips for discussing poetry, sites that explore poetic devices, and more.
Poets' Corner - One of the oldest and largest text resources for poetry on the web. Offers thousands of works by hundreds of authors covering thousands of years. Searchable by author, title and subject.
The Poets Garret - This is a rather undiscovered gem, judging by its visit counter. It offers clear, understandable history and background to poetic styles and forms from around the world, then defines the styles and forms and, in most cases, gives examples.
pmpoetry: Patrick Martin's Poetry Resource - This site is offered as a public service to poets and lovers of poetry. I have an extensive collection of poetry links that are continually updated. My goal is to help make the internet a more useful place for poets and lovers of poetry.
Poetry from Bibliomania - an alphabetical list of all the poetry available to read for free on Bibliomania.
BellaOnline: Poetry - Articles and discussion on writing poetry.
eHow: How to Publish Poems - The process of publishing your poems, from finding the appropriate venue to signing the appropriate releases.
Kalliope Poetry Writers Exercise Workshop and Resources - Learn and practice elements of poetry. Exercises and other resources are posted on the webpage.
League of Canadian Poets - Canada's national organization for published and practising poets.
Making a Poem - Includes poetic tips for beginners.
Poetry Express - Features activities and advice for making and editing poems. Highlights include e-muse, a poetry generator and blogs with submitted poems.
The Poetry Kit - Listings includes publishers, competitions, courses, funding, events and magazine listings. Offers a critique mailing list.
The Poetry Market E-zine - Monthly newsletter with market information for poets.
Textetc - Guide to the writing, theory and appreciation of poetry.
Craft of Poetry - [ Mature Teens ] A course on writing poems in rhyme, meter, and inherited forms. Covers the sonnet, sestina, and villanelle.
The Ultimate Poetry Resource Guide. Includes poetry ideas, lessons, collections and resources.
WritingFix - Home of Interactive Writing Prompts - Free online and interactive exercises for poets.