National Poetry Month Web Resources

In the words of the Academy of American poets -- "National Poetry Month (NPM) brings together publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools, and poets around the country to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of businesses and non-profit organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events." The CWU Library brings you these links hoping you'll find something of value for your research or reading enjoyment...

CWU Library Virtual Reading Room

Check out our links to online digital and full text literary Web sites.

Academy of American Poets

Good starting point. Wide range of news, reviews, links, and more.

National Poetry Month 2002

Also from The Academy of American Poets, includes links to the Langston Hughes Centenary Exhibit, recommended book lists, and additional poetry resources links.

Poet Links

Also from The Academy of American Poets, this page provides links to hundreds of Web sites devoted to poets and their writings.

Modern American Poetry: The Poets

From the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaigne, this site links to Web sites covering over 160 poets.

Electronic Poetry Center

From SUNY Buffalo, a fun site to browse. Includes the Electronic Poetry Text Archives with links to other good poetry sites.

Literary Kicks

Fantastic resource for 20th Century American poets, with excellent coverage of the Beat Poets.

Online Poetry Classroom

"A new program of The Academy of American Poets, the OPC employs technology to encourage the development of new poetry curricula and teaching strategies by high school English and Language Arts teachers."

Poetry Awards &Prizes

Links to lists of poets who have won various literary prizes, including the Pulitzer, the Nobel, the National Book Critics Circle Awards, the Academy of American Poets Awards and Prizes, and more.

The EServer Poetry Collection

From Carnegie Mellon University, provides links to online poetry.

Poet's Corner

From Gale Publishers, this site includes links to biographies, timelines, full text of poetry, and web links.

Voice of the Shuttle: American Literature

This excellent and comprehensive Web site from the University of California at Santa Barabara contain lots of links to poets and their work.

The Internet Poetry Archive

"Selected poems from a number of contemporary poets. The goal of the project is to make poetry accessible to new audiences and to give teachers and students of poetry new ways of presenting and studying these poets and their texts."

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