Middle School Poetry

Besides these links, also search "Poem Finder" on our website.  To find, go to "Virtual Internet Library," at the top of this page, then click on "Online Resources," then "Poem Finder."

Verse: Poetry Anthologies and Thousands of Poems. Bartleby.com  The most extensive site; provides full-text of poetry anthologies and volumes by individual poets; good for both middle and upper school reading levels

Gale - Free Resources - Poet's Corner - Poems - Home  Some of the most famous poems; middle and upper reading levels

Poetry 180 - List of All Poems  A Poem a Day for American high schools endorsed by the Poet Laureate, Billy Collins; 180 poems by various poets; different reading levels

Poets' Corner - A Quick Sampler - Selected Shorter Works  Various poetry by some famous poets; different reading levels, somewhat more advanced; Also see the main page Poets' Corner - Home Page for more poems -- "a massive collection of poetry (over 6,000 pieces) from almost 700 poets; also searchable;" again, somewhat more advanced

The Academy of American Poets  Search by poet or search for a poem by keyword; both middle and upper school reading levels