Contains 52,000 poems from collected works and individual volumes of poetry covering the works of more than 300 twentieth-century American poets. The broad coverage of Twentieth-Century American Poetry includes collected works and individual volumes of poetry from all the major movements and schools, including the New School, the Chicago School, the Southern School, the Confessionals, the Beats, and the Black Mountain poets.

For pre-20th century American poetry, see American Poetry Database, 1600-1900.