Poetry

The Academy of American Poets - Searchable index of poems and poet biographies. Also includes audio files of works read by the author.
www.poets.org/

Barking Spiders - Collection of poetry and short stories by C.J. Heck. Also contains mazes and tongue twisters.
www.barkingspiderspoetry.com/

BBC Education - Listen and Write - Lets kids listen to examples of different styles of poetry and provides tips on using similes and the thesaurus. Has writing activities, audio poems, and a gallery of children's work.
www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/english/listenandwrite.shtml

Beauty is in the Eye - Offers personal poems and songs.
freewebs.com/luvfromlex11

Children's Haiku Garden - A collection of Haikus and illustrations from around the world.
homepage2.nifty.com/haiku-eg/

Children's Poetry Archive - Collection of poems written by and for children. It also has competitions for young poets ready for a challenge.
www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do

Chris Ogden - Features published poems and stories.
uk.geocities.com/chris.ogden2@btopenworld.com/

A Compendium of Poetry - Features a resource with information about authors and their poetry with a random selection.
www.cs.berkeley.edu/~richie/poetry/html/

CottonCandy.org - Shares stories and poems for children of all ages with colorful illustrations.
www.cottoncandy.org

Critical Reading - A Guide - A description of the methods of critical reading/poetry analysis with examples of what to look for in the language.
www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html

Crying Soul Poetry - Contains poetry written by a teen.
www.freewebs.com/cryingsoulpoetry/

A Dictionary of Haiku - Contains a list of haiku poems.
www.ahapoetry.com/aadoh/adofinde.htm

Dreampad - Features excerpts from the Children's Inspirational Poetry: Anthology of Poetry and Art.
www.dreampad.org/

ECHOES: Great Poets Inspiring Young Writers - An encyclopedia of poets created by 8th grade students at Cary Academy, Cary, North Carolina, USA.
project1.caryacademy.org/echoes/main/echoesmain.htm

Erin's Children's Poetry Page - Find children's poems, ballads, and nursery rhymes.
www.cswnet.com/~erin/child.htm

Fantastic Rhymes and Poems - A collection of original poems with art drawings that match.
www.picturesrhymes.com/

FizzyFunnyFuzzy.com - Humorous, entertaining and fun poetry for children.
www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com/

Fugues of the Well-Tempered Clavier - Interactive Director movie that relates a Bach fugue to the meaning of fugue in Milton's "Paradise Lost" and Dante's "Inferno."
jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc/i19.html

Funny Poems For Kids - Includes funny poems, riddles, jokes, and tongue twisters.
www.angelfire.com/weird/funnypoems/funnypoemsforkids.html

Giggle Poetry - Explains how to write poems, offers contests for young writers, features interviews with poets, and includes an assortment of poems for kids to read and rate.
www.gigglepoetry.com/

Haicooo - Haiku poems for children, with watercolor cartoons of friendly animals.
www.haicooo.com/

How to tell the Birds from the Flowers - All poems and pictures from this humorous book published in 1907, written and illustrated by Robert Williams Wood.
www.geocities.com/Vienna/2406/cov.html

Imaginesongs - A collection of original poems, songs, skits and animations by children's author and playwright Joe Thompson.
www.imaginesongs.com/

It Frisselgrien - An international site from Dutch origin about poetry for everybody, with an English option. Accepts submissions.
www.frisselgrien.com/

Josie's Poems - Contains poems for the young and not so young, all with a good rhythm and rhyme.
www.whiteheadm.co.uk/html/josies_poetry.htm

KidzPage - Offers a collection of poems, for and by kids and teens. Includes Ogden Nash, limericks, critter ABCs, school pages, and a list of topics.
gardenofsong.com/kidzpage/

Kristine O'Connell George - Features author information, ideas for students, audio clips, and poetry quotes.
www.kristinegeorge.com/

Mama Lisa's World - An archive of nursery rhymes and children's songs from all over the world.
www.mamalisa.com/world/

Morning Earth - Contains many poems written by kids about the Earth.
www.morning-earth.org/Kids_Poems_1.html

My Poems - Contains the collection of poems written By Mohammed Thanish J.
www.freewebs.com/thanish/

Ocean Mirages - Offers poems on love and other topics.
www.freewebs.com/oceanmirages/

Ongoing Tales Old-Time Poetry - Collection of illustrated classic poems for children.
www.ongoing-tales.com/SERIALS/oldtime/POETRY/

Poetry 180 - A poem a day provided by the Library of Congress, one for each of the 180 days of a typical American high school year.
www.loc.gov/poetry/180/

Poetry and Fun Kid Style - Poetry for and by kids including animations.
www.poetryandfunkidstyle.co.uk/

Poetry for Kids - Features poetry for kids about animals, weather, and aliens.
www.poetry4kids.com/

Poetry Teacher - Funny rhyming poems for children about school, football and puke.
poetryteacher.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk

The Poetry Zone - Contains poems by well-known children's poets and a educational material for teachers.
www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/

Poets' Corner - Features a collection of works gathered from many different sources. Contains indexes of authors, titles and subjects, biographies, illustrations, and FAQs.
www.theotherpages.org/poems/

The Poet's Guild - Contains poetry written by kids and teens.
www.freewebs.com/thepoetsguild/

Precious Moments - Contains love stories and poems.
www.freewebs.com/on3_lov3/

Quick and Dirty Guide to Reading Poetry - An English professor offers students some down-to-earth how-to advice on tackling poetry.
www.geocities.com/lrampey/poemread.htm

River of Life - Includes poetry, art, memories, stories and visiting artists on the river theme.
www.geocities.com/stbrigidsnational/

River of Words - Poetry and art by children from around the world about the natural world. Free annual contest in affiliation with Library of Congress.
www.riverofwords.org/

ShelSilverstein.com - Features animations, information about the author, activities for young readers, e-cards, and resources for teachers and parents.
www.shelsilverstein.com/

Sunsetartemis - Contains a small collection of poems.
www.freewebs.com/sunsetartemis/

Teen Ink: Poetry - Large collection of poems by teens from the archives of this online and print magazine.
teenink.com/Poetry/

Writebuzz - Featuring poetry and short stories written by children.
www.writebuzzschools.com/