Because this and other on-line anthologies can be summoned up at a student's personal computer, they can be used at the same time that the student is writing an essay. Other uses will occur to teachers and students. An especially inventive teaching site has been created by Seamus Cooney of Western Michigan University. Yes, as long as your use is not commercial. RPO asserts no copyright claim for the poetry itself.
Poetry is everywhere on the Web.
Here follows a brief selection of a few excellent sites. This includes a directory of creative writers. The Academy of American Poets . Electronic Poetry Center . A lively nexus of contemporary poetry at the State University of New York at Buffalo.