The American Poetry Database


The American Poetry Full-Text Database features the works of more than 200 American poets, along with six landmark anthologies of American poetry. The database gathers the works of the most influential American poets, from the Colonial period to the early twentieth century.
  • Simple Searches: Single word and phrase searches throughout the entire database

  • Proximity Searches: Find the co-occurrence of two or three words or phrases.

  • Boolean Searches: Find combinations of two or three words in a given paragraph or verse

  • Bibliography Searches: Identify works by author and title

  • About the Database: Editorial policy, access restrictions, etc.


  • Last Updated: 6 February, 1997
    URL: http://calliope.ucs.indiana.edu/ampo/
    Comments: Library Electronic Text Resource Service / LETRS@indiana.edu.
    Indiana University