Poetry

LitFinder: Search more than 126,500 full-text poems and 850,000 more poem citations, thousands of essays, speeches, plays and stories.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
Hip Hop Poetry: HipHop is a culture - it is an emotion that is felt - a way of life that defines more than just a musical expression. Have a good look round this site. We think you'll agree it's got a lot goin' for it.
New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre: A comprehensive electronic gateway to poetry resources in New Zealand and the Pacific region for a local and international audience of students, scholars, poets and interested members of the public.
Poetry Archive: Listen to contemporary poets, both past and present, reading their own work. Also included is a wealth of background material on each poet and some filmed interviews.
Poetry Links: Links to selected web sites on poetry provided by Christchurch City Libraries.
Poetry Writing Tips: A bunch of tips for writing poetry from the Writer's Resource Center
SparkNotes Study Guides Poetry: SparkNotes provides the context (personal and social) from which the poetry was derived, analysis, a summary and commentary. May require you to join but membership is free.