English Literature->Poetry->By period->18th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->19th century

This website consists of 350 war poems chosen by Professor Betty T. Bennett, a professor at American University in Washington D.C., who first collected, edited, and published these poems in a book version in 1976. Due to its extensive coverage of British poetry written during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the examination of the continuously changing attitudes of the people amidst such a dynamic socio-political atmosphere, Bennett’s collection has been well cherished among scholars and/or people interested in British poetry. The website explains that the electronic version will prove to be more helpful to the user, both because its format is more flexible, more accessible, and more easy to search and find exactly what one needs.

The website provides the introduction written by Bennett that was published in the book, which gives the reader a sense of “the historical, political, and literary contexts in which these poems were written.” By placing the reading experience against a larger backdrop, where the conditions of the concurrent society are paid attention to, the poetry of the Romantic period can be approached in a more holistic manner. The poems themselves are categorized according to author, title, or date, and the full texts in their original form is shown here, along with some helpful footnotes. The website design is easy to the eye and visually pleasing, and navigating around the site is not difficult at all. The user will not have a hard time finding what he/she needs.

Additional resources can be accessed through this site, as it is part of “Romantic Circles,” a larger website maintained by the University of Maryland that focuses on the literature and culture of the British Romantic Period. Simply click on the links shown at the bottom of the page.

URL : http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/warpoetry/

Keyword(s) : English poetry, 18th century, 19th century , War poetry , English History and criticism

General Resources->Anthologies/Collections
English Literature->Poetry->By period->19th century

One of the subcategory of About.com, a comprehensive portal site. In this section, articles and net resources on 19th century poets are indexed by name, and includes Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Dickinson, and Whitman.

Contributors for this website construct page resource: they provide brief information related with each poet. Visitors are able to read poems and articles with ease.

URL : http://poetry.about.com/od/19thcpoets/19th_Century_Poets.htm

Keyword(s) : Poetry 19th century, Poems, 

English Literature->Poetry->By period->English Renaissance(1500-1640)
English Literature->Poetry->By period->17th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->18th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->19th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->20th century

This user-friendly site is an archive of English sonnets, commentary, and other helpful web links on relevant matter, and a forum for modern poets to update and discuss their works. Attractively adorned, the sonnets are grouped by period, and authors can be looked up via an alphabetical list for more research. Since this site is designed for general readers, it would be useful for English students up to the undergraduate level. Moreover, it offers sonnets of different countries such as Canada, United States of America, Brazil and so forth. As mentioned in the introduction, since it is aimed at general readers, all of the sonnets included in the site as well as the ones that are linked are in modernized text. Even so, this site will be a stepping stone for more detailed research, and this will definitely guide its users to more helpful resources consisting of critical essays and extensive annotated bibliography.

URL : http://www.sonnets.org/

Keyword(s) : Sonnets, English, Sonnet

General Resources->Digital Repositories
English Literature->Poetry->By period->19th century

As a subcategory of Poem of Quotes.com, Famous 19th Century Poets – Poems site shows a list of 19th century poets with their portrait. With a click on their name, visitors can read a brief note on the poets’ lives and their achievements.

URL : http://www.poemofquotes.com/19thcenturypoets.php

Keyword(s) : Poetry 19th century, Article, Games for children, Quotes, Poetry Books

English Literature->Poetry->By period->19th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->English Renaissance(1500-1640)

This site deals with sonnets from little-known 19th century Irish poets and sonnets written under the influence of Wordsworth or Tennyson. The sonnet has been dominant and influential in the English literary world since the Elizabethan period; however, the general contents of the sonnets that are introduced in this particular database echo distinct Irish dictions and sentiments. Sonnets written by these Irish poets convey different structures and their rhyme and meter seem to vary as well from those of their English equivalents. Thus, the sonnets mentioned in this site will enable the users to experience the distinguishing characteristics of Irish sonnets. The names of the authors are in alphabetical order and the site also features an essay about William Butler Yeats and a sonnet by Mike Alexander.

URL : http://www.sonnets.org/ireland.htm

Keyword(s) : Sonnet, Irish poetry, Ireland, 19th century