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PoetryDB

Enables you to get instant data from our vast poetry collection

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PoetryDB is an API for internet poets. But what is an API? An API ensures that a program (such as a browser) always returns data in an expected format. JSON is one of the most popular formats in use today. "Why should poets care?" The answer is blowing in the data winds. Internet technology is making words endlessly manipulable, and traditional poets and writers are getting left behind. I want to change this, by giving us all a leg up into a more empowered future. How does it work? You send a URL like so: And hey, presto! out comes the lines of Shelley's famous sonnet: But what do we do with text in json format? The real power of PoetryDB's API becomes apparent when combined with a program. Consider the following Ruby code: This fairly simple code is capable of surprising poetry! The program asks PoetryDB for all poems…

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Inside the original README — Document outline
  1. PoetryDB
  2. Introduction
  3. Architecture and code
  4. API Reference
  5. Author
  6. Author biography
  7. Title
  8. Lines
  9. Linecount

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  1. First observed: Sep 14, 2026
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