Poetry 180

Poetry 180 is a database of 180 poems archived at the Library of Congress.

About
Poetry 180 was a project undertaken by Billy Collins during the time when he served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Collins had the idea of an anthology aimed at high school students.

Collins personally selected the poems; he kept the list at 180 poems, one for each day of the U.S. school year. Says Collins: "