Poetry: Online Anthologies

Verse Daily is an independently owned daily publication of poetry on the worldwide web. By republishing from literary magazines and books of poetry one new poem each day, Verse Daily is aims to promote poets and their publishers while providing a wealth of excellent poetry to the public free of charge.

Poetry Daily is an anthology of contemporary poetry. Each day, PD brings you a new poem from new books, magazines, and journals.

American Life in Poetry is a free weekly column for newspapers and online publications featuring a poem by a contemporary American poet and a brief introduction to the poem by Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States (2004-2006). The site provides an archive of all past poems.

The Favorite Poem Project is dedicated to celebrating, documenting, and encouraging poetry’s role in Americans’ lives. Robert Pinsky, the 39th Poet Laureate of the United States, founded the Favorite Poem Project shortly after the Library of Congress appointed him to the post in 1997.

Created by Billy Collins, Poetry 180 is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year. Although Collins has selected the poems here with high school students in mind, Poetry 180 is a great resource for all audiences with an appreciation for or interest in poetry.

Contemporary poets discuss the craft of writing poetry.