LibGuides: Learn: Poetry

There are many poetry publications available online. The websites collected here gather poems from many different poets and sources.

LOC Poetry Resources
Since the Poet Laureateship was created by an act of Congress in 1985, nearly half of the laureates have taken on a signature project to raise the national appreciation of poetry. Learn about and explore these dynamic projects with various resources.
Poems.com
A non-profit daily anthology of contemporary poetry. A partnership between the Daily Poetry Association and George Mason University.
Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. Search over 10,000 poems and over 1,800 poets!
Poetry Out Loud
This site's main purpose is to share and celebrate poetry. You can search poems and poets and even hear poetry read aloud.

Poetry in Sora

Search for "poetry" in Sora to find these and many other titles. Covers below link directly to eBooks in Sora.

Poets.org
Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this resource includes poems, biographical information, and critical essays.
Poetry Society of America
The Poetry Society of America's mission is to place poetry at the crossroads of American life. The PSA transforms public spaces into sites for imaginative encounters with poems, engages diverse and often underserved communities, amplifies the voices of poets around issues of common concern, and honors their aesthetic contributions to our lives.

Poetry Books

We have a large selection of poetry books available in the library in the 800s area of non-fiction. Here's a sample of what you'll find there:

American Sports Poems by R. R. Knudson (Compiled by); May Swenson
A collection of poems on sports, ranging from solo running, hunting, and fighting, to football and baseball from the spectator's point of view.
Paint Me Like I Am by Bill Aguado
Today my name is colorful. Yesterday my name was dead souls. Tomorrow my name will be lively spirits. My friends think my name is fire. The police think my name is burden. My parents think my name is symphony. Secretly I know my name is anything I want it to be.
Technically, It's Not My Fault by John Grandits
An eleven-year-old boy named Robert voices typical—and not so typical—middle-grade concerns in this unique, memorable collection of hilarious poems. His musings cover the usual stuff, like pizza, homework, thank-you notes, and his annoying older sister. In addition, he speculates about professional wrestling for animals, wonders why no one makes scratch-and-sniff fart stickers, designs the ultimate roller coaster (complete with poisonous spiders), and deconstructs the origins of a new word, snarpy. A playful layout and ingenious graphics extend the wry humor that is sure to resonate with readers of all ages.
Tell the World by WritersCorps Staff
Through poetry we tell the world who we are, where we're from, what we love, what we think, how we feel, and why we hope. Tell the World is a stunning collection of poems by teens who have taken part in workshops run by WritersCorps, a national alliance of literary arts programs for youth. Their words represent the thoughts, hopes, and dreams of teens everywhere, offering both insight and empathy.
Time You Let Me In by Naomi Shihab Nye
They are inspiring talented stunning remarkable wise They are also fearless depressed hilarious impatient in love out of love pissed off And they want you to let them in.