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General Resources in Poetry




Academy of American Poets Link
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Albany Poets: News, events, interviews, blog, calendar, publications for Capitol District & upstate NY
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American Life in Poetry. Former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser's regular column featuring poems with (brief) commentary. He often features work from small presses and little magazines. Link

AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs)

Brainpickings. Online newsletter of important ideas, often featuring poetry.  Link

Creative Writers Opportunities. Allison Joseph's invaluable compendium of contests, calls for poems, job openings, and other opportunities for writers.   Blog, with frequent updates.  Link

Emily Dickinson Archive   Link  

Haiku North America   Link

Haiku Society of America   Link

Hudson Valley Writers Guild  Link

Literary Hub. Not just poetry, but frequently features essays, reviews, and other poetry-related stuff.   Link  

Mentor & Muse. Essays on poets & poetry. Link
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On Being. Krista Tippett hosts a weekly, wide-ranging podcast & radio show "Pursuing deep thinking and moral imagination, social courage and joy, to renew inner life, outer life, and life together." Often interviews poets.  Also see the related all-poetry project, Poetry Unbound, described below.  Link

Poetry. The foundation, not the magazine.   Link 

Poetry Daily. Invaluable resource. Link

Poetry Spoken Here. Charlie Rossiter's podcast. Features interviews with poets as well as reviews. New episode each Friday.   Link  

Poetry Unbound. Pádraig Ó Tuama conducts an "immersive" brief discussion of a single poem, twice weekly. Excellent choices & insights every time. You can sign up for a newsletter and read the transcript of each show on this website. This show is a spin-off from Krista Tippett's equally fine but more general podcast, On Being, which often features poetry too.  Link

Poets & Writers. Yes, I know that poets ARE writers, but that's what they call themselves.   Link  

Sit Down & Write: Poetry Resources.  Thanks to Chelsea for alerting me to this page.   Link

Submittable.  Love it or hate it, you need to sign up.   Link  
 
Terrapin Books. My personal favorite poetry press. After you've bought my The Honey of Earth, you'll want to explore the other fine collections. Be sure to check out the anthologies, too. Links will take you to author websites & purchasing info, too.   Link  

Verse Daily. ​Like its model, Poetry Daily, this one is invaluable.  Link.

The Walt Whitman Archive   Link  




(A few select) Poetry Journals
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The Adroit Journal  Link

American Poetry Review 
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Blackbird  Link
 
Bracken.  "poetry, short fiction, and art born of the love of the woods and its shadows."Link

The Cortland Review Link

Contrary Magazine ("journal of unpopular discontent)  Link

​Eclectica Magazine   Link
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Lit  Link

On the Seawall: a community gallery of new writing, art & commentary. Hosted by Ron Slate.  Link  
 
One. One poem per poet. Gorgeous graphics.  Link  
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Plume   Link  

Poemeleon   Link  

Poetry. The magazine, not the foundation. Link  

Prune Juice: Journal of Senryu, Kyoka, Haibun, & Haiga. Haiku have also been sighted here.  Link

Rattle Poetry   Link

Rust + Moth   Link

Simply Haiku.  Journal went out of business in 2009, but the archives are still available, and are excellent.  Link  

The Slowdown. Is it a blog? A journal? A podcast? A daily poetry email service? It is all the above, and always good. Selections & commentary by Ada Limón, who took over hosting duties from Tracy K. Smith in September 2021. Tune into the podcast to get the full commentaries.    Link  

Southeast Review   Link

Thrush Poetry Journal  Link

Umbrella: a Journal of Poetry & Kindred Prose   Link  
 
Valparaiso Poetry Review   Link  

Verse-Virtual. More than a journal, a community of poets   Link

Verse Wisconsin.  No longer publishing, but the archives are still up. Lots of wonderful stuff here: reviews, essays, poems, even a free PDF of the anthology Local Grounds: Midwest Poetics.  Link 

Vox Populi. Not just poetry here, but their poetry selections are excellent.  Link  

Waxwing   Link  

Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place   Link

The Writer's Almanac Garrison Keillor's long-running radio feature has morphed into a podcast, a website, and an email service featuring a poem each day along with literary & historical tidbits. Link



Blogs
Tiny sampling, mostly featuring commentary about poetry, or lots of poems not by the bloggers themselves


​Best American Poetry. Not just news of their annual anthology, but a highly eclectic blog, featuring poetry news, poems, guest bloggers, reviews, and cultural reflections.  Link

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Tom Clark's "Beyond the Pale." Archive ends with Clark's death in 2018. But still a cornucopia of fascinating poems, photographs, commentary, and links.  Link  

James Crews's "The Singing Bowl: Poems for the Soul." Daily poems & reflections from the editor of Healing the Divide: Poems of Kindness & Connection. ​   Link  

Martyn Crucefix. An excellent blog frequently touching on poetry.     Link

Divedapper.  Meaty interviews with contemporary poets.  Link  

Trish Hopkinson. Very useful aggregation site, updated frequently. All kinds of poetry resources, news, essays, publication tips, and much more.   Link​  

Diane Lockward's "Blogalicious" Notes on poets, poetry, & books by the veteran editor of Terrapin Books. Lots of practical advice about craft & publishing. Also check out Lockward's books on craft as well as interviews with poets and more.    Link  

Marilyn McCabe's "O Write: Marilynonaroll."  Consistently intriguing reflections on the writing life. Links to videopoems, translations, & more.  Link  

Tom Montag's "The Middlewesterner." Link  

​Ursprache. "Aphoristic ars poetica plus quotes related to poetics"   Link

Via Negativa ("Purveyors of fine poetry since 2003"). Dave Bonta's always interesting blog, with poems every day, including a poem by Luisa A. Igloria. And lots of other cool stuff; check out the Poetry Blogging Network for "a community of poets in conversation about the writing life."    Link ​





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