URL: English Poetry

English Poetry contains the FULL TEXT of over 160,000 poems written in English by 1,350 poets between the years 600 and 1900. This database contains the full text of over 4400 poetry collections listed in the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Many of these collections are rare books, unavailable in print form. The database includes the works of writers listed as poets, writers whose main entry appears under another genre but who are cross-referenced to poetry and a few additional writers of poetry not cross-referenced. Works in English of Welsh, Scottish, and Irish poets are included. The full-text and any relevant accompanying text written by the poet.

Dates of Coverage: 600-1900.

Database Producer: Chadwyck-Healey.

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