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Lollipop
List of little press publications
wordsmith.org
lexicographic resources
The South
Writers' and Poets' organisation for the South of England
Personal Tarot
Deal words to start a piece of writing
Manuscript Formatting
Suggestions for formatting for submission - maybe of more use to novelists
Manuscript Formatting for Beginners
more manuscript formatting advice
Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric
Valuable and scholarly resource on this neglected subject.
Hybrid Studios
directories of artists etc
World Wide Words
Michael Quinion writes on international English from a British viewpoint
The Alternative Dictionaries
(curious words in many tongues)
A Rhyming Dictionary for Poetry and Songwriting
(probably will find a rhyme for purple, but has a broader definition of 'rhyme')
The Anagram Genius Server
(anagram generator)
Research-It! - Your one-stop reference desk
(Various reference tools)
Glossary of Poetic Terms from BOB'S BYWAY
(useful glossary)
Rhetorical Figures
(glossary of rhetorical figures of speech)
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The Internet A Writer's Guide
(details of a new book on writing for the Internet and what the Internet offers writers)
OneLook Dictionaries, The Faster Finder
(Search several general and specialist dictionaries)
Dictionary.com
(good online dictionary)
Calligraphy Quotations, Wedding & Birth Prints by Karen Shader Designs
(If you want you poem professionally lettered, this would seem to be the place to go)
The Society of Authors
(The Trades Union for UK Writers)
TRINPSITE VOCABULARY OF ALLITERATION
(might be a useful reference)
Dictionary List
(loads of them)
WordNet
(excellent online dictionary)
yourDictionary.com - Home Page
(another impressive dictionary)
Your Dictionary
Quite a useful dictionary (not the same as the one above)
Slang Dictionary
UK-oriented slang dictionary
Wordcount
Tracking the way we use language
Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See
(But Can Easily Fix When They Do)
Plain English Campaign
(Laudable when they stick to what they do best, but embarrassing for their Golden Bull and Foot In Mouth awards.)
Word Navigator
Solve word puzzles 
Language Log
Excellent blog on linguistics 
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