Mama Lisa's World  
   An archive of nursery rhymes and children's songs from all over the world.
   http://www.mamalisa.com/world/

The Academy of American Poets  
   Searchable index of poems and poet biographies. Also includes audio files of works read by the author.
   http://www.poets.org/

Ongoing Tales Old-Time Poetry  
   Collection of illustrated classic poems for children.
   http://www.ongoing-tales.com/SERIALS/oldtime/POETRY/

Giggle Poetry  
   Explains how to write poems, offers contests for young writers, features interviews with poets, and includes an assortment of poems for kids to read and rate.
   http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

The Poetry Zone  
   Contains poems by well-known children's poets and a educational material for teachers.
   http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/

Poetry for Kids  
   Features poetry for kids about animals, weather, and aliens.
   http://www.poetry4kids.com/

Forms of poetry for children  
   Gives brief explanations of several forms of poetry and provides examples of each. Also has links for further information and writing tips.
   http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm

Quick and Dirty Guide to Reading Poetry  
   An English professor offers students some down-to-earth how-to advice on tackling poetry.
   http://www.geocities.com/lrampey/poemread.htm

Poetryexpress  
   A guide to writing poetry with tips and techniques, sample poems, and a tool for creating inspirational bits.
   http://www.poetryexpress.org/

Jan Dean's Poetry Zoo  
   Filled with poems, stories and resources. Also includes material for teachers.
   http://www.jandean.co.uk/

A Compendium of Poetry  
   Features a resource with information about authors and their poetry with a random selection.
   http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~richie/poetry/html/

FizzyFunnyFuzzy.com  
   Humorous, entertaining and fun poetry for children.
   http://www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com/

Poetry and Fun Kid Style  
   Poetry for and by kids including animations.
   http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/andfunkidstyle/home.html

Dreampad  
   Features excerpts from the Children's Inspirational Poetry: Anthology of Poetry and Art.
   http://www.dreampad.org/

It Frisselgrien  
   An international site from Dutch origin about poetry for everybody, with an English option. Accepts submissions.
   http://www.frisselgrien.com/

Student Poetry  
   Serious poetry from a published anthology of student works, includes the students illustrations.
   http://www.brown.edu/Departments/IESE/Projects/RITS/Poetry/

Imaginesongs  
   A collection of original poems, songs, skits and animations by children's author and playwright Joe Thompson.
   http://www.imaginesongs.com/

PoetryKnot.net  
   Encourages, recognizes, and offers high school students a forum for publication of their creative expressions and an opportunity to receive feedback from readers.
   http://poetryknot.net/

Barking Spiders  
   Collection of poetry and short stories by C.J. Heck. Also contains mazes and tongue twisters.
   http://www.barkingspiderspoetry.com/

Poetry on Stage  
   Original poetry for children of all ages by Rebecca Ives.
   http://www.rebeccaives.com/poetryonstage/

Fugues of the Well-Tempered Clavier  
   Interactive Director movie that relates a Bach fugue to the meaning of fugue in Milton's "Paradise Lost" and Dante's "Inferno."
   http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc/i19.html

ShelSilverstein.com  
   Features animations, information about the author, activities for young readers, e-cards, and resources for teachers and parents.
   http://www.shelsilverstein.com/

Kristine O'Connell George  
   Features author information, ideas for students, audio clips, and poetry quotes.
   http://www.kristinegeorge.com/

BBC Education - Listen and Write  
   Lets kids listen to examples of different styles of poetry and provides tips on using similes and the thesaurus. Has writing activities, audio poems, and a gallery of children's work.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/

Funny Poems For Kids  
   Includes funny poems, riddles, jokes, and tongue twisters.
   http://www.angelfire.com/weird/funnypoems/funnypoemsforkids.html

River of Life  
   Includes poetry, art, memories, stories and visiting artists on the river theme.
   http://www.geocities.com/stbrigidsnational/

Critical Reading - A Guide  
   A description of the methods of critical reading/poetry analysis with examples of what to look for in the language.
   http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html

How to tell the Birds from the Flowers  
   All poems and pictures from this humorous book published in 1907, written and illustrated by Robert Williams Wood.
   http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2406/cov.html

Children's Haiku Garden  
   A collection of Haikus and illustrations from around the world.
   http://homepage2.nifty.com/haiku-eg/