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One of the Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers
Public Domain Poetry is an online archive of over 35,000 poems from classic and lesser-known authors, searchable by title, author name, or first line. Though the site design is old-fashioned and sometimes distracting with commercial pop-ups, the content is useful for researching favorite writers and discovering new ones. You can also ask it to generate 50 random poems for your browsing enjoyment.
Source: https://public-domain-poetry.com/
Categories: Poetry Archives
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Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
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