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Link BBC Poetry Out Loud

Recordings of poets, including Tennyson, Heaney, Plath and others, reading their work.

Poetry, Poems, Nineteenth-century, Twentieth-century view
Link Epic Qualities overview

Notes on the qualities of epic poetry.

Poetry, Poems, Analysis, Old English, Medieval view
Link How to read a poem

Slides from a PowerPoint presentation on ‘How to read a poem’ from Dr P. Bollig (University of Leeds).

Poems, Poetry, Analysis view
Course Islamic Mystical Poetry 2

The poetic tradition of Islam expresses an aspect very different from theological/legal understandings, and is centred on love, yearning and...

arabic, persian, Poems view
Link Poetry and Performance: The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at the British Library

Audio readings, video lectures, notes, and exercises on famous poets.

Poetry, Analysis, Poems view
Link Poets.org

The Academy of American Poets website. Includes e-texts, commentary, biographies, recordings, and interviews on English-language poetry.

Poems, Poetry, Analysis view
Link Reading Tennyson's Maud

Worksheet on Tennyson's poem, including notes on poetic structure.

Poetry, Poems, Analysis, Nineteenth-century, Victorian view
Link The Poetry Archive

Poems, readings, and other resources on poetry.

Poetry, Poems, Analysis view
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