November 18, 2009

For poetry lovers, and haters

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Gravesite of Guilliame Apollinaire

Gravesite of Guilliame Apollinaire

Poets’ Graves! Yes, Poets’ Graves is a wonderfully comprehensive website guide to where all those scribbling minions are planted. Planning your next vacation and don’t want to miss Lord Byron’s final resting place? Want to see Charles Baudelaire‘s last stop? With this handy website you can search by poet’s name or by location, get maps to the gravesite, read a sample of the deceased’s work or a brief but informative biographical note. There are also sections on Nobel Laureates, Oxford Dons and Poets’ Laureate of both the US and the UK.

Also, the site asks for your help. They have a list of poets whose gravesites they need photos of — so do your part if you can.

Valerie Merians is the co-founder and co-publisher of Melville House.

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