Poetry Festivals
These are just a few of the other poetry festivals in other parts of the country. Visit their individual websites for related information regarding tickets, dates and performers.
Jax Poetry Fest |
Mass Poetry |
O, Miami Poetry Festival |
Palm Spring Poetry Festival |
Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival |
Split This Rock |
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival |
Poetry Organizations
These poetry organizations are invaluable to the field and offer resources, events, workshops, and fellowships to poetry communities around the U.S.
The Academy of American PoetsPoets.org is produced by the Academy of American Poets. The site was launched in 1996, becoming the original online resource for poems, poets' biographies, essays about poetry, and resources for K-12 teachers. Founded in 1934 in New York City, the Academy of American Poets is the nation's leading champion of American poets and poetry, with members in all fifty states. Its mission is to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. | Lambda LiteraryFor over 30 years, Lambda Literary has championed LGBTQ books and authors. No other organization in the world serves LGBTQ writers and readers more comprehensively than Lambda Literary. Lambda Literary believes that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer literature is fundamental to the preservation of our culture, and that LGBTQ lives are affirmed when their stories are written, published, and read. | Poets HousePoets House is a comfortable, accessible place for poetry—a library and meeting place which invites poets and the public to step into the living tradition of poetry. Poets House seeks to document the wealth and diversity of modern poetry, to stimulate dialogue on issues of poetry in culture, and to cultivate a wider audience for the art. |
CantoMundoFounded around a kitchen table in 2009 by Norma E. Cantú, Celeste Guzmán Mendoza, Pablo Miguel Martínez, Deborah Paredez, and Carmen Tafolla, CantoMundo is a national poetry organization that cultivates community for Latinx poets. Through its workshops, symposia, and public readings, CantoMundo is a celebration of the worlds of song within the community, from its elders to its youth. | Letras LatinasLetras Latinas, the literary initiative at the Institute for Latino Studies (ILS), strives to enhance the visibility, appreciation and study of Latinx literature both on and off the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Letras Latinas puts an emphasis on programs that support newer voices, foster a sense of community among writers, and place Latinx writers in community spaces. | Poets & WritersFounded in 1970, Poets & Writers is the nation’s largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers with a mission to foster the professional development of poets and writers, to promote communication throughout the literary community, and to help create an environment in which literature can be appreciated by the widest possible public. P&W's programs include its eponymous magazine; a dynamic, information-rich website; financial support for readings and other literary events; and sponsorship of several notable writing prizes and awards. |
Cave CanemCave Canem Foundation is a home for the many voices of African American poetry and is committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of African American poets. A 501-c-3 non-profit literary service organization with administrative and programming headquarters in Brooklyn, NY, Cave Canem has grown from a gathering of 26 poets to become an influential movement with a renowned faculty, high-achieving national fellowship of over 400 and a workshop community of 900. | MiznaMizna is a critical platform for contemporary literature, film, art, and cultural production centering the work of Arab and Southwest Asian and North African artists. For more than twenty years, Mizna has been creating a decolonized cultural space to reflect the expansiveness of its community and to foster exchange, examine ideas, and engage audiences in meaningful art. | University of Arizona Poetry CenterThe Poetry Center is a leading literary institution and a living archive of poetry, connecting the University of Arizona with the greater literary community in Tucson and beyond, amassing one of the finest and largest print/digital collections of contemporary poetry in America and welcoming over one thousand poets to Tucson to read. Their education programs annually serve Arizona school children, college students, and adults with poetry experiences. |
In-Na-PoFounded in 2020, In-Na-Po—Indigenous Nations Poets—is a national Indigenous poetry community committed to mentoring emerging writers, nurturing the growth of Indigenous poetic practices, and raising the visibility of all Native Writers past, present, and future. In-Na-Po recognizes the role of poetry in sustaining tribal sovereign nations and Native languages. | The Poetry FoundationThe Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience. The Poetry Foundation works to raise poetry to a more visible and influential position in our culture and shape a receptive climate for poetry by developing new audiences, creating new avenues for delivery, and encouraging new kinds of poetry. | The Wick Poetry Centerkent.edu/wick | travelingstanzas.com In 1984 Robert Wick, a sculptor and former art department faculty member at Kent State University, and his brother, Walter Wick, established the Wick Poetry Center in memory of their sons Stan (1962–1980) and Tom (1956–1973). Today the Wick Poetry Center encourages new voices by promoting opportunities for individuals and communities locally, regionally and nationally. Wick engages emerging and established poets and poetry audiences through readings, publications, workshops and scholarship opportunities. |
KundimanKundiman is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing generations of writers and readers of Asian American literature. Kundiman creates a space where Asian Americans can explore, through art, the unique challenges that face the new and ever changing diaspora. Kundiman sees the arts as a tool of empowerment, of education and liberation, of addressing proactively the legacy they will leave. | Poetry Society of AmericaThe Poetry Society of America places poetry at the crossroads of American life. The PSA transforms public spaces into sites for imaginative encounters with poems, engages diverse and often underserved communities, amplifies the voices of poets around issues of common concern, and honors their aesthetic contributions to our lives. | ZoeglossiaZoeglossia is a new literary organization seeking to pioneer a new, inclusive space for poets with disabilities. Zoeglossia strives to create an open and supportive community that welcomes and fosters creativity. Through the creation of an annual retreat, poets from all backgrounds will have the opportunity to learn and develop from prominent, established writers, who also have disabilities. |
Find Great Poems
Alongside several of the websites above (such as poets.org and poetryfoundation.org), the following websites offer poetry collections and archives you can peruse to find your next favorite poem.
From the Fishouse: An Audio Archive of Emerging Poets | PBS Newshour Poetry |
Favorite Poem Project | WGBH Poetry Everywhere |
The Library of Congress | Verse Daily |
Poetry 180 | Your Daily Poem |