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Poetry at your fingertips, with complete classic texts as well as contemporary poets and poetry, communities, forums and more. Plus check out more great links to poems in themes ranging from romantic love to the great Black American poets...

Representative Poetry On-line - A chronological history of select English poetry from early modern English, 17th century through Victorian and on up to the Beat Generation and postmodern. Searchable by author, first line or keyword. Includes biographies, selected works, bibliographies.

Twentieth Century Poetry in English - 11 major poets with detailed profiles, plus resources to 140 more with links to related sites.

The Academy of American Poets - One of the largest sites of its kind with a searchable database of contemporary poets and poems, discussion board, events calendar, related links and more.

A Poetry-Lover's Guide to the World Wide Web - Just a married guy with kids who happens to love poetry, offering a three-part guide to what moves him, including related links to general poetry guides and collections.

Patrick Martin's Poetry Resource - This poet offers an extensive collection of links to contemporary poets, poetry collections, resources to international sites, forums, organizations, publishers and specialized search engines.

Sonnet Central - An archive of English sonnets, commentary, and related Web links, plus a forum for poets worldwide.

Sound Eye - Irish contemporary poetry.

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