[sotd] June 1, 2004 [Poets' Corner]
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Site of the Day for Tuesday, June 1, 2004
Poets' Corner
"And what is so rare as a day in June?
Then, if ever, come perfect days;"
-- James Russell Lowell, from "The Vision of Sir Launfal"
Today's site, established in 1995, offers a vast library of poetry, with a
collection of more than 6000 works from hundreds of authors. If the first
day of June has Gentle Subscribers waxing poetical, today's site may
provide inspiration.
"Welcome to Poets' Corner, one of the largest and oldest text resources on
the web. The goal of this project is to create a user-friendly library of
works that promotes browsing and exploring through a site that spans
thousands of works by hundreds of authors covering thousands of years. ...
You will find many works here, both obscure and familiar, from well and
lesser known poets. Works range from medieval ballads in middle English to
traditional ballads, popular songs of centuries past, and interpretations
of American Indian chants. ...
The poems on display range from single stanzas to entire books, with a
large selection of sonnets, narrative poems, and topical works to choose
from." - from the website
The site, named after the "Poets' Corner" in Westminster Abby, provides
pleasant browsing and search functionality through its Author, Title and
First Line indices. In addition, there are Subject and Chronological
catalogues as well as a Quick Sampler of selected works and a guide to
Longer Works. An interesting FAQ of the top ten poetry queries received by
the site has also been compiled.
Drift to the site for an excellent poetry resource at:
http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/
For "The Vision of Sir Launfal" soar directly to:
http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/lowell01.html
A.M. Holm
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