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Poetry resources


Contemporary American poetry
on sites that have appropriate permission to share the poems

Text
Academy of American Poets
Acentos Review - multilingual online lit mag for Latino/a writers
Asian American Voices in Poetry (Poetry Foundation)
Jewish Faith and Culture (Poetry Foundation)
Mosaic: Literary Arts of the Diaspora - incl. interviews, lesson plans
Muslim Faith and Culture (Poetry Foundation)
Native American Poetry and Culture (Poetry Foundation)
Pacific Islander Poetry and Culture (Poetry Foundation)
Poetry 180 - a poem a day for high schools 
Poetry Archive - based in UK but includes several American poets

Poetry Center at Smith College
Poetry Daily - Archive
The Poetry Foundation - global in scope, mostly American and British
Poetry Out Loud - contest and resources for high schools
PoetryNet - their Poem of the Month (last updated in May 2016) features poets sharing a poem and the poetics that shape it
The Quarry (Split this Rock) - social justice poetry database

U.S. Latinx Voices in Poetry (Poetry Foundation)
The Writer's Almanac

Audio and video

Cortland Review readings
Dear Poet - video project for National Poetry Month 2015
Essential American Poets (selected by Donald Hall, 2006)
From the Fishouse - audio of emerging poets
Lunch Poems - poetry readings at UC Berkeley
Penn Sound audio archive

Poets on Poetry: P.O.P. - produced by Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Poetry Breaks - videos from the late 1980's and early 1990's
Poems Out Loud from W.W. Norton
Poetry @ Tech - videos from readings at Georgia Tech
Poetry Everywhere from PBS
Poetry Radio Project from American Public Media

Poetry Videos for the High School Classroom - G.R. Dodge Poetry
Rattle - audio archive of over 250 poets

Poetry craft, conversation, criticism, activities, and lesson plans


American Life in Poetry - Archive - essays by American poets
For Better For Verse - interactive site about prosody from UVA
How a Poem Happens - conversations with poets about a poem
Library of Congress - Poetry - includes conversations and readings
Lightbox Poetry - links to poems with related discussion questions, writing prompts, and in-class activities. Here's an example from Tyehimba Jess related to his Pulitzer-winning book, Olio
Materials for Teachers - lesson plans and more from the Academy of American Poets
Modern American Poetry - from U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PBS Newshour - Poetry Series
The Poet and the Poem - audio podcasts, Library of Congress
(Reading) Poetry 101 - from the Academy of American Poets
Poetry Foundation: Educators - lesson plans and more
Poetry Learning Lab - from the Poetry Foundation
Poetry Out Loud: Lesson Plans
Poetry and Politics - from the Poetry Society of America
Sit Down and Write (recommended by a young poet named Amelia) - a post from a seating company's blog with a concise list of useful tips and links  to additional resources
The Time Is Now - writing prompts from Poets & Writers 
Voices from the Gaps - women poets of color (from U of Minnesota)
Writer's Digest - a new poetry prompt every Wednesday


Contests and literary magazines 

Duotrope - search mags and publishers by genre, style, and more
EPC List of Poetry Magazines - from U of Buffalo
Journal of the Month - the best way to familiarize yourself with a journal is to read it, and this unique service sends you a different literary journal either monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly
New Pages - lit mag reviews, contests, publisher info, and more
Poetry Magazine (founded in 1912) - current issue and archive available from the Poetry Foundation
The Review Review - reviews of literary magazines by writers
Writing Contests, Grants, and Awards - database from Poets & Writers

Lit mags in both General OneFile AND AP Source include current issues of APR: American Poetry Review, Antioch Review, Chicago Review, Ploughshares, Southern Review, and Southwest Review

Lit mags in EBSCO's AP Source include current issues of African American Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Paterson Literary Review, Sewanee Review, and VQR: Virginia Quarterly Review

Lit mags in Gale's General OneFile include current issues of Harvard Review and NER: New England Review

Collection Development

With smaller budgets and fewer staff, how do librarians select poetry books unless they read poetry regularly?  School Library Journal includes reviews of poetry books suitable for elementary or middle grades, and standard review sources for public and college libraries offer reviews with adult patrons in mind, but what about poetry for high school libraries? Here's how Poetry River can help:
  • Visit the Poetry River blog for poetry book reviews and featured poems - both selected with high school students in mind.
  • Download the poetry collection development guide (2013/14 edition), published as an online feature for AASL's Mar/April 2014 issue of Knowledge Quest along with my related article, "Make Space for Poetry" (PDF).
  • Subscribe to Poetry River updates to hear about new and updated resources.

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