Poetry is that which is not prose.

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose. –Voltaire

Do you have a poem in your pocket (or pocketbook) yet? If not, here are a few last minute poetry sites where you can find that special poem or write your own.

Poetry Sites

Modern American Poetry: Links to websites featuring many famous modern American poets.

Online Poetry Classroom: A poetry timeline, a poetry map, poetry lesson plans, over 1200 poems.

American Poems: Biographies of poets, over 6000 poems, Poem of the day.

Eagle’s Web: An onine audio anthology of over 100 poems, poetry for the ear. Listen with RealPlayer.

Favorite Poem: This is the project that I blogged about earlier this month here.

Poetry Terms and Definitions

Poetry Lessons: Lots of lessons and lots of links at CyberEnglish.

Online Rhyming Dictionary

Poetry Lovers Page: Many classic poems by both English and Russian poets.

And a poem to top it off:

Oh It is Good by Robert Service

Oh, it is good to drink and sup,
And then beside the kindly fire
To smoke and heap the faggots up,
And rest and dream to heart’s desire.

Oh, it is good to ride and run,
To roam the greenwood wild and free,
To hunt, to idle on the sun,
To leap into the laughing sea.

Oh, it is good with hand and brain
To gladly till the chosen soil,
And after honest sweat and strain
To see the harvest of one’s toil.

Oh, it is good afar to roam,
And seek adventure in strange lands;
Yet oh, so good the coming home,
The velvet love of little hands.

So much is good. We thank Thee, God,
For all the tokens Thou hast given,
That here on earth our feet have trod
Thy little shining trails of Heaven.