- About.com Poetry: Sonnets
". . . classic collections, modern examples, definitions of the various sonnet forms, essays & exercises for sonneteers."
- An Italian Sonnet
By James DeFord.
- Byzant.com: Viewless Wings
A collection of poems and biographies of some great poets, with particular emphasis on the sonnet.
- Coelia
A series of love sonnets by William Percy (1594), in undiluted Elizabethan English.
- Delia
A sonnet sequence by Samuel Daniel (not translated into modern English).
- Diana
A sonnet sequence by Henry Constable (not translated into modern English).
- Early English Sonnets
Links to sonnets by Wyatt and Surrey and to definitions of some technical terms.
- Golden Age Sonnets
Translations of Spanish sonnets (with original Spanish texts) by such poets as Luis de Gongora, Lope de Vega, and Miguel de Cervantes.
- John Donne - Holy Sonnets
Nineteen sonnets on religious themes.
- Personality Quiz - What Poetry Form Am I?
A sonnet that describes the "personality" of a sonnet. With html code for transferring the sonnet to your site and links to "personality quizzes" for other poetic forms.
- Poetic Forms: The Sonnet
An article by Conrad Geller with examples by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Part of a series in Writing-World.com.
- Rhyming Words
Sonnets by Stephen C. Rose.
- Seckinger's Sonnets
By David Seckinger, illustrated with line drawings.
- Sonnet
Description and examples. Part of a course called "The Craft of Poetry" taught by Vince Gotera and Damon McLaughlin at the University of Northern Iowa.
- Sonnet Central
"An archive of English sonnets, commentary, pictures, audio, and relevant web links."
- Sonnets
Includes a brief description and definition of the form, onsite examples, and links to more offsite examples and sonnet-related material on the internet.
- Sonnets by Spenser
A selection from various sources.
- Sonnets for Free
A collection by Nicholas Gordon that can be used free for any personal or non-commercial purpose.
- Sonnets on Science
Five on scientific topics by Raphael Carter.
- The Sonnet
A brief description and definition of the sonnet form(s).
- The Sonnets to Orpheus
55 sonnets by Rainer Maria Rilke translated by Howard A. Landman.
- Toru Dutt: Sonnet
Written in 1876 by an Indian woman raised in France. From Volume 2 of an anthology entitled, "Reading About the World."
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