PoetryDB
The PoetryDB API offers a vast, freely accessible collection of poems and poet information. Developers can search by author name, poem title, lines of text, or get random selections. Responses are delivered in clean JSON format. This makes PoetryDB perfect for crafting literary apps, study tools, poetry generators, or creative writing interfaces that need swift access to structured poetic content.
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API Endpoints
Search poems by author and title
Full URL
https://poetrydb.org/author,title/Shakespeare;SonnetCode Examples
curl -X GET 'https://poetrydb.org/author,title/Shakespeare;Sonnet'Example Response
{
"lines": [
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
],
"title": "Sonnet 18",
"author": "William Shakespeare"
}Version
v1
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Tags
booksliteraturepoetry
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