Poetic Forms in the Yahoo! Directory

UbuWeb
Features visual, concrete, and sound poetry.
www.ubu.com
Wikipedia: Haiku
Article about the form of traditional Japanese poetry.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku
Beowulf (20)
Explore the world of Beowulf, the epic Old English heroic poem. Sites feature text of the poem, articles, summaries, and modern-day adaptations of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Medieval/Beowulf
Bhagavad Gita (8)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Texts/Bhagavad_Gita
Ramayana (5)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Texts/Ramayana
Sonnets.org: Sonnet Central
Archive of English sonnets, commentary, pictures, and relevant web links. Includes sonnets from authors around the world, as well as audio clips of classic poems.
www.sonnets.org
Wikipedia: Sonnet
User-created article about the poetic form, the sonnet, including notes on Italian sonnets, English sonnets, and modern interpretations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet
Aha! Poetry: Haiku
Articles, samples, links, and features on how to write haiku.
www.ahapoetry.com/haiku.htm
Wikipedia: Epic Poetry
Article on the genre of poetry, including information on traditions in Indian and Hebrew epic poetry, as well as resources on notable epic poems.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_poetry
Haiku Society of America
Nonprofit organization promoting the writing and appreciation of haiku in English.
www.hsa-haiku.org
Poems that Go
Unites words, design, music, and animation to celebrate poetry through technology. Includes poetic works and critical essays.
www.poemsthatgo.com
Wikipedia: Limerick
Hyperlinked article exploring the tradition of limericks, the form of humorous, often ribald poem.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_(poetry)
Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form, The (OEDILF) [read review]
Dedicated to writing at least one limerick for each and every word in the English dictionary.
www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (9)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Medieval/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight
Paradise Lost (6)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Milton__John__1608_1674_/Paradise_Lost
Modern Haiku
One of the oldest English language haiku magazines. Publishes contemporary haiku, senryu, haibun, essays, and book reviews.
www.modernhaiku.org
Andrews, Jim
Features experimental writing and design.
www.vispo.com
Golden Age Spanish Sonnets/Sonetos del Siglo de Oro
Bilingual anthology of Spanish sonnets from the 16th and 17th centuries. Includes poet links and resources.
sonnets.spanish.sbc.edu
Wikipedia: Villanelle
Article about the poetic form.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villanelle