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Arras -- New Poetry and Poetics
Features visual poetry, cyberpoetry, and a series of essays called "Notes to Poetry".
http://www.geocities.com/arras_online/
The Arthouse Underground
Underground writing, madcap psychedelic art, electro-industrial music, Nietzschean dark humor, Bob Dylan becomes a borg and redefines cyberpunk. Poetry and performance audio available via RealAudio.
http://www.frankmedia.com/
Artscape
Annual arts festival in Baltimore, Maryland, featuring literary readings, poetry performances, and literary arts workshops.
http://www.artscape.org
BertGlick.com
Poetry and drama in textual, audio, and video formats by Bert Glick.
http://bertglick.com/
Bridget Gray
Find out where she'll be performing next and what she's been up to in recent months. Listen to and purchase her CD "Shades of Gray"
http://www.bridgetgray.com/
Budapest Bardroom
Poetry, music, comedy and performance event in Hungary for new English-language writing. Hosted by local poets Jim Scrivener and David Hill. Performances, download of past magazines, and photographs.
http://www.geocities.com/budapestbardroom/index.html
The Butterfly Lightning
Miami, Florida's, oldest and most respected literary reading series, meets Monday evenings at Tobacco Road.
http://www.butterflylightning.com/
Cataclysm Productions
General information on the collective, with links.
http://cataclysmproductions.tripod.com/
Concrete and Sound Poetry
Includes an extensive online collection of recorded poetry, both historical and contemporary, as well as online reproductions of visual or "concrete" poetry and poetry in "experimental" forms.
http://www.ubu.com/
DC Poetry
A calendar of poetry readings and performances in the Washington, DC, area. The site also contains information about past featured readers, samples of their poetry, and reviews of past performances.
http://www.dcpoetry.com/
Dublin Writers Festival
Annual gathering of Irish and international poets and writers.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~dwf/
Electronic Poetry Center at SUNY Buffalo
Real video archives of poetry readings by Robert Creeley, Bruce Andrews, Edwin Torres, and others. Also featured is an index of "kinetic" interactive poetry, and hypertext poetry specifically geared toward interactive use on the internet.
http://epc.buffalo.edu/
the e-poets network
Very flashy and well-constructed site featuring audio, video, and textual poetry, as well as essays and reviews, poetry news, and performance poetry videoconferencing and webcasting. There is also an interactive calendar of literary arts events for Chicago.
http://www.e-poets.net
F. Omar Telan
Asian American writer, poet, and performance artist. Biography, calendar, sample writings, audio files, and press kit.
http://www.subfab.com/
Favorite Poem Project
Started by former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, the Favorite Poem Project allows people to submit their favorite poems along with a personal story about why the poem means something to them. The site features a sampling of the poems, the poets, and stories from the people who have participated in the project.
http://www.favoritepoem.org
Faylita Hicks: Spoken Word Artist. Singer. Actress
Faylita Hicks is an Austin based Spoken Word Artist who is making waves in the Spoken Word scene, visit the site for more info.
http://www.faylitahicks.com
Flogenic Poetry
Home of Flogenic, New York based Spoken Word artist. Contains samples of his work, in audio and visual form, as well as performance dates.
http://Flogenic.com
The Foundation of Universal Lovers of Mevlana
An organization using newly composed hymns and ritual music, colorful ceremonial garb, and introductory brochures available in many languages to spread the teachings of Mevlana Jelaladdin Rumi. Biography, history, concert and contact information, and multimedia files.
http://www.emav.org/
Gordon Nicol,Scottish Poet
Scottish poet based in Dallas, Texas. Dressed resplendently in his kilt, he'll make you laugh and cry reciting his own poems and works by Robert Burns.
http://www.scotchproductions.com/scottish-poet.html
The Hannah Kahn Poetry Foundation
The Foundation works to bring quality poetry readings and workshops to South Florida. HKPF also nurtures and recognizes poets through its Wild Horse Poetry Series, in which outstanding local poets get paid an honorarium. The Electric Chair also continues to showcase talented poets to an exclusive, invited audience where reader and listener interact in poetic dialogue.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/8481/
HarperAudio
Small archive includes poetry readings, in most cases by the original authors, in various audio formats; among the more notable poets are Robert Frost, Robert Graves, T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, Ann Sexton, Wallace Stevens, J.R.R. Tolkien and Dylan Thomas.
http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/IMS/HarperAudio/
Hemminger, Lisa
Official website for the Chicago poet, performer, author, open mic impresaria and performance instructor. Includes samples of her poems and an mp3 sound file of one of her performances.
http://www.risingstarmusic.com/lisa/
The Information Highway to Hell
An entire section of the site is dedicated to audio files of an individual reading contemporary and classic poetry by famous poets such as Lewis Carroll, Dorothy Parker, James Thurber, and Edgar Allen Poe.
http://www.visi.com/~tomcat
The Internet Poetry Archive
Sponsored by the University of North Carolina Press and the North Carolina Arts Council, the archive features poetry and recordings of the readings of six well-known poets, including Seamus Heaney, Robert Pinsky, and Czeslaw Milosz.
http://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/
IrRaDiAtEd PoEtS
A group of poets in Portland, Oregon, that sponsors poetry readings at the Hi-iH Gallery, and PicNuke, a poetry reading under the cooling tower of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant.
http://home.teleport.com/~piratwin/
Jim's Poems
Twenty-four-minute video of selection of poems from Letters to Jake, a book published by Jim Rucquoi for his first grandchild. Requires QuickTime.
http://homepage.mac.com/jeremyjim/
Kelley Writers House Webcasts
Live webcasts of poetry readings and other literary happenings at the University of Pennsylvania. Webcasts can be viewed using RealPlayer.
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~wh/webcasts
Kota Press
A small press that offers a quarterly online poetry journal, and provides support to writers-particularly those who have used their writing as a way to process grief and finding healing.
http://www.kotapress.com/
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
Poets can sign up to read with a Jazz accompaniment at this regular open mic night in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Featured poets, slams, poetry awards, and information on the jazz trio that plays regularly at the Lounge.
http://www.poetryjam.com/
Lyricalworks
Especially for teens and young adults, an introduction to the experience of lyric poetry and lyricism, including audio recordings.
http://www.lyricalworks.com/poetry/poetry.htm
Mad Poets Society
National organization based in Media, Pennsylvania, that strives to promote poetry and the literary arts in communities. Venues, schedules, contests, and submission and general information about Mad Poets Review.
http://www.madpoetssociety.com/
Main St. Poetry Events @ Morgan's Coffee House
Information on poetry events at Morgan's Coffee House in Salisbury, North Carolina.
http://www.geocities.com/zippystardust1972/poetryslam.html
Mariposa Center for Artistic Expression
Hosts a weekly poetry reading series in the Maryland/Washington, DC, area. Site features updated calendar and poetry by the series' host, Mariza Rivera.
http://www.geocities.com/MariposaPoetry/
Museum of American Poetics
The Museum of American Poetics presents multimedia poetry exhibits, information on lectures, the "Best Minds Reading Series", and the "Floating Muse Bookstore".
http://www.poetspath.com
Naropa University - Audio Archive Project
Massive audio collection housed in Boulder, Colorado, US, with readings by post-1940s poets such as Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, William S. Burroughs, Philip Whalen, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, Diane DiPrima, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
http://www.archive.org/details/naropa
National Association for Poetry Therapy
Members of this organization represent a wide range of expertise and training in both mental and physical health disciplines. Advocates use of poetry and other forms of literature to achieve therapeutic goals and personal goals.
http://www.poetrytherapy.org/
Northwest SPokenword LAB
Information on poetry slams and workshops in Washington State. SPLAB is a center dedicated to poetry, storytelling, conversation, debate and building community through shared experience of the written and spoken word.
http://www.splab.org/
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
This multi-cultural community is dedicated to artistic empowerment and creative diversity. The organization is celebrating over 25 years of spoken word, theater, poetry, slam, hip hop, live music, and film on the lower East Side of New York City.
http://www.nuyorican.org
The Oak Cliff Circle of Poets
A three-year-old performance poetry group that meets in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas Texas. Open to all comers. Information about the poets, the regular meeting, and the various featured events around town.
http://oakcliffpoets.tripod.com/
Out Of Our Minds
A weekly radio show dedicated to poetry and poetics produced by people's radio KKUP, FM 91.5 Cupertino. Join host Dancing Bear and guest poet.
http://www.kkup.com/dbear.html
People's Poetry Gathering
An annual international festival in downtown Manhattan uniting folk, ethnic, literary and urban poets. Audio and video archives of poetry readings as well as a detailed schedule and online discussion forum.
http://www.peoplespoetry.org/
Performance Poetry
Poet and playwright Billy Marshall Stoneking explores the poems, performances, people and ideas behind performance poetry in essays updated monthly.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/performance_poetry
Pif Magazine
One of the best-known ezines for poetry and fiction. Includes interviews with writers, "interactive" poetry.
http://www.pifmagazine.com
PoetCD.com
Specializes in providing a multimedia format for the public to see and hear poets' work in an audio-visual tape or CD clip.
http://www.poetcd.com/
Poetix
A monthly poetry reading series in Southern California. Events are held at Home Los Feliz in Los Angeles. Past and upcoming featured poets include M.L. Liebler, Jason Carney, and Sharon Hudson.
http://www.poetix.net/
Poetology Online
Spoken expression and poetry information relating to the Mid Atlantic region. Calendars, MP3 files, book links, discussion.
http://www.poetology.com/
The Poetry Archive
A collection of recordings of poets reading their own works, with texts. Recordings are in Realplayer format.
http://www.poetryarchive.org/
Poetry Center at Smith College
Features poems by poets from around the world; a schedule of upcoming poetry readings at the college; and poets' biographical information.
http://www.smith.edu/poetrycenter/
Poetry Changes People
A collection of poetry (text and MP3 audio) from a continually growing list of artists, known and unknown. NYC performance venue schedules and an Activist section complete the site.
http://poetz.com
Poetry Super Highway
An online magazine publishing new poets every week as well as links to hundreds of other poetry related websites, also a chat room with weekly scheduled events, online poetry classifieds, poetry contests, and an online bookstore.
http://www.poetrysuperhighway.com/PoetLinks.html
PoetryPlus Performances
Spoken word poetry and musical improvisation, live jazz performances, and workshops on themes of equity, diversity, multicultural and women's issues including body image, sexual assault survival, jazz history.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ekdaufin/
PoetryPoetry - In Seine Poems Worth Hearing
An international, multi-cultural venue for audio (MP3) based poetry, as well as the written word. News, interviews, reviews, workshops, and other resources are also available.
http://www.poetrypoetry.com
Poets' Asylum
Poetry at the Java Hut, Worcester, Massachusetts. Schedules, team photographs, and information about the Java Hut.
http://www.poetsasylum.org/
Poets of the Palm Beaches
This non-profit organization is dedicated to the advancement of the art of poetry and of poets in Palm Beach County. Hosts monthly readings and contests, and also organizes local slams.
http://communitylink.gopbi.com/servlet/groups_ProcServ/dbpage=page&gid=00025000001016662734752416
PoetsWest
Information on poets and poetry in the Pacific Northwest. Calendar of regular poetry venues and special events, submission guidelines, "who's who" in Northwest poetry, and poetry resources.
http://www.poetswest.com
Press Record
The audio adventures of the Wandering Jew, Barrett Golding, in RealAudio format. Poetry and comment with music.
http://www.pressrecord.com/
Red Sky Poetry Theater
Article from the Seattle Post Intelligencer about the longest running open mic in Seattle.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/reds20.shtml
Redmond Association of Spokenword
A community for lovers of the written and spoken word which meets on the first Saturday of every month at Victor's Celtic Coffee Company in Redmond, Washington. Open mike begins at 7:30.
http://www.rasp.cc/
Redondo Poets
Readings by the Redondo Poets of Redondo Beach, California. Calendar, map and directions, sample poems, and links.
http://www.redondopoets.com/
Rice, Adrian
Belfast author of poetry for children and adults. Samples of his poetry, discussions of his educational work, and links to related sites, including those mentioning his work with Molly Freeman.
http://www.geocities.com/mollyfreeman2000/
Ruta Maya Open Mic Poetry
Updates on scheduled readings at Ruta Maya Coffee's open mic poetry readings. Also features a photo gallery of pictures from readings.
http://www.freespeechart.com/
Saul Williams Poetry
Poet, performer, and pioneer Saul Williams's homepage; descriptive bio and videos of his performances, and information about the artist's latest foray into the realm of music.
http://www.saulwilliams.com
Skagit River Poetry Festival
Biennial poetry festival in La Conner Washington. The May 2000 festival featured Coleman Barks, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Jane Hirshfield, Kurtis Lamkin, David Lee, Thomas Lux, Heather Mc Hugh, and Naomi Shihab Nye.
http://www.skagitriverpoetry.org
Spoken Words
Listing of spoken word events in Houston and Austin, Texas. Front page includes a poem from the featured poet of the week, links to sites on poetry festivals.
http://kcotton97.tripod.com/Houstonspokenwords.html
Spokenwar
A simple, straightforward interface to recorded readings of a variety of contemporary poems in a variety of styles by a variety of contemporary poets, in RealPlayer format.
http://www.spokenwar.com/
The Spring Street Apartment
Poetry read in Realaudio with accompanying graphics and animation; "silent poetry" performed on video; poetry and writing links; music links, opinion.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/7432/
Subtext Reading Series
The archives and calendar of a poetry reading series at the Speakeasy Cafe in Seattle, Washington.
http://speakeasy.org/subtext/
TRINPsite Poetry
Includes sections on computer generated poetry, alliterative technique, and a collection of sound files (.wav and .mp3 file-formats).
http://www.trinp.org/Poet.htm
The Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center
Located in Camden, New Jersey, the Center hosts poetry readings, slams, and other literary events. The events calendar is regularly updated.
http://www.waltwhitmancenter.org
Wired On Words
Virtual poetry performances. A compilation of poetry and music, spoken word, and "language" poetry.
http://wiredonwords.com/
The Word Works
This non-profit literary organization sponsors readings, workshops, and poetry contests, including the annual Washington Prize for a book-length poetry manuscript.
http://www.wordworksdc.com
World Poetry Bout Association
Sponsors of the Taos Poetry Circus and regional Exhibition Poetry Bouts, WPBA is a community organization working to expand the audience for poetry, literature and performance through public readings, performances, festivals and competitions.
http://www.poetrycircus.org
Writers and Poets
Designed to promote published authors to bookstores libraries and Internet sites, you can find biographies on small press poets, and links to bookstore poetry reading schedules.
http://www.writersandpoets.com/index.html
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