This collection has been edited by Arthur Quiller-Couch. This site contains seven of Marvell's poems, without commentary or analysis.

An excellent resource for learning about the different forms and devices used in poetry. Each item is linked to its own page which has examples of its use. Many of the pages have videos of authors reading their poems, and some have...

This is a biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a British poet whose works include The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, "Dejection: An Ode," Christabel and Kubla Khan, a Vision,

Read Edgar Allan Poe's brief poetic fragment "Queen of May Ode."

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Ode to a Dressmaker's Dummy" by Donald Justice provided by the Academy of American Poets.

In Keats poem, Ode to a Nightengale, Keats wants to leave the pressures of the world. Read about the important themes and quotations in this fascinating site.

This site from the Academy of American Poets offers a biography, a photograph and the poem ODE TO A DRESSMAKER'S DUMMY, by Donald Justice. This site also contain the audio of this poem read by Mr. Justice.

Click on these terms for an excellent definition of these poetic terms, some from the Oxford English Dictionary. Includes types of poetry as well as terms.

Clickable list to the full texts of selected poems by Sir Thomas Wyatt, including his songs, sonnets, odes, epigrams, and satires.

Read Thomas Gray's (arguably) most famous poem, as well as several others at Poets' Corner. No commentary or interpretation available.

Full text of a number of Dryden's poems are offered here, along with a brief biography.

What inspired the iconic poetry of the Romantic period, and how did the Romantic poets portray landscape, class, radicalism, and the sublime? Find out from this collection of articles.

Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Percy Bysshe Shelley including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Shelley is also provided.

Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of John Keats including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Keats is also provided.

This site provides a biography of Thomas Moore, Irish poet and friend of Lord Byron. Content is interspersed with excerpts from his more renowned poems.

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A brief sketch of Keats' tragically short life, and the full text of many poems are featured on this site. Also included is a book recommendation .

Full text of a number of Wordsworth's famous poems is available here, along with an abbreviated biography of his lengthy life.

A biographical note about John Keats, with links to information about several of his most famous poems ("Hyperion" and "Ode to a Nightingale," among them).

A few of Andrew Marvell's poems are offered here in full text, along with a very brief biographical sketch.

Shelley's controversial life is briefly sketched here, and the full text of a number of his poems is included.

An Encyclopedia Britannica entry on the greatest lyric poet of ancient Greece discussing his style of poetry. For the full article, get a free trial!

A general biography of Qintus Horatius Flaccus, better known as Horace, an outstanding lyric poet and satirist.

Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.