Portal:General literature/Verse

Poetry (from the Greek poiesis, with a broad meaning of a "making") is a form of literary art which uses the aesthetic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning.

Wikisource has a main portal for poetry as well as portals that collect works by period, subject, or form:


 * Portal:Poetry


 * Period
 * Portal:Ancient poetry
 * Portal:Medieval poetry
 * Portal:Renaissance poetry
 * Portal:Enlightenment poetry
 * Portal:Romantic poetry
 * Portal:Modern poetry


 * Type
 * Portal:Christian poetry
 * Portal:Islamic poetry


 * Subject
 * Portal:Love poetry
 * Portal:War poetry


 * Form
 * Portal:Limericks


 * Nation
 * Portal:Poets Laureate of the United Kingdom
 * Portal:United States Poets Laureate