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LITERARY ORGANIZATIONS
- 4 Luv of Poetry
- Arizona State Poetry Society
- Austin Poetry Society
- Bright Hill Press & Center - Bright Hill Press is a not-for-profit literary organization and press in Treadwell dedicated to literary excellence through its programs—Word Thursdays, the Catskill reading series, now in its 13th year; Share the Words High-School Poetry Competition and Mentoring Program, 10 years; Radio by Writers, 11 years; the all-new Bright Hill Library and Internet Wing, featuring literary prose and poetry, art, and children's books.
- Bowery Poetry Club - Through the front door, a small coffee shop serving great coffee and Yonah Shimmel Knish Noshes. Clothespinned to the clothesline above the cash register are homemade chapbooks--under the counter are spoken word CDs--Poetry Served Here. Behind the curtain, a performance space that seats over 100, a state-of-the-art sound system with digital recording and cybercast facilities and a full bar. A permanent home for poetry events in NYC on the Bowery.
- Charter Oak Cultural Center - Offers poetry readings and multicultural arts and education programming in its restored landmark building, Connecticut's first synagogue. The last Tuesday of the month, they hold a poetry exchange.
- Concord Poetry Center - The Concord Poetry Center was established in 2004 as the only organization in MetroWest and the Greater Boston area with an exclusive emphasis on activities and services for poets and lovers of poetry and is intended to serve a community of poets. Offerings include poetry courses, workshops, seminars, publication consultations, readings and performances as well as a physical center and poetry resources.
- Connecticut Center for the Book - Celebrates books, writers and readers who engender and sustain the life of the imagination. Highlights authors, illustrators, printers and the literary heritage of the State of Connecticut. Offers concerts and publishes a quarterly journal, Readings.
- Connecticut Commission on the Arts - Connecticut Commission on the Arts is the state agency responsible for developing and strengthening cultural resources, and increasing public participation in and support for the arts. The website features a page on Connecticut poet laureate Marilyn Nelson, which includes her recommended links for Connecticut poetry websites.
- Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts - Presents the Saltonstall Arts Colony, which provides New York state artists with month-long retreats; the Individual Artist Grants, providing financial assistance to artists in the Finger Lakes region of New York; and the Comunity Arts Funds, providing financial assistance to organizations with arts programs in Tompkins County.
- Council of Literary Magazines and Presses - The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, or CLMP, is a service organization for independent literary presses and magazines. CLMP presents an email newsletter, grants, New Readers for New Writers, workshops and roundtables, and an online directory of literary journals.
- Dallas Poets Community
- Def Poetry Jam
- Delaware Valley Poets - Offers monthly workshops and a free poetry reading series in Mercer county.
- Dialogue Through Poetry
- Downtown Writers Center - The Downtown Writers Center in Syracuse hosts a comprehensive series of literary classes and workshops, a high-quality series of literary readings and lectures featuring the best local and national voices, and a browsing library for use by patrons.
- Electronic Poetry Center at SUNY Buffalo - The EPC serves as a central gateway to resources in electronic poetry and poetics at the University at Buffalo by presenting a wide range of resources centered on digital and contemporary formally innovative poetries, new media writing, and literary programming.
- Eleventh Hour Productions
- Emayhem
- Feeling and Form
- Gemini Ink
- Georgia Poetry Society
- Get Underground
- Got Poetry
- Hartford Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens - The organization encourages awareness of Wallace Stevens in his hometown of Hartford through poetry readings, a birthday bash, a two-mile walk along a route that Stevens took daily, and the Wallace Stevens Scholarship, given annually to a high school student.
- Hudson Valley Writers Guild - Focused on fostering an active community of writers and readers by encouraging the development of local authors and providing opportunities for them to share their talents with local audiences.
- Inkberry: Reading and Writing in the Berkshires - Inkberry is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the literary arts in and around Berkshire County. They offer a year-round reading series that features both national and local talent, writing workshops, book discussion groups, and a Writers' Resource Library.
- International Poetry Forum - The International Poetry Forum offers The Poets-in-Public series, which features established poets reading their works in public, and The Poets-in-Person program, an educational outreach program bringing poetry to students of various ages.
- Mad Poets Society
- Medusa
- Mother's Hen
- New Jersey Poetry Society - Part of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc., New Jersey Poetry Society publishes Strophes, a journal, and sponsors poetry competitions.
- New York Foundation for the Arts - NYFA provides more than $11 million in grants and services and offers fellowships to as many as 170 New York State originating artists, as well as their financial and programmatic investments in small and mid-sized arts organizations.
- New York State Writers Institute - Based in Albany, the New York State Writers Institute sponsors the acclaimed Visiting Writers Series, the NYS Author-Poet Awards, workshops throughout the year, and the NYS Summer Writers Institute and Summer Young Writers Institute.
- NY Poets - New York's premiere website for poetry and all that is poetic.
- NYSLITTREE - This website, sponsored by Bright Hill Press offers in-depth information about New York literary organizations and their curators as well as detailed schedules.
- Olympia Poetry Network
- PEN American Center - A fellowship of writers working for more than eighty years to advance literature, to promote a culture of reading, and to defend free expression.
- NPen New England - PEN New England is one of five regional branches of PEN American Center, a worldwide organization of writing professionals that exists to advance the cause of literature and reading and to defend free expression everywhere. Its activities include the awarding of two major books prizes, literacy programs, events introducing new writers and celebrating new books, and panels which address a wide range of writing and professional issues.
- Pennsylvania Center for the Book - The official Pennsylvania affiliate for the Library of Congress's Center for the Book, the PCB is located at Penn State University. Their current project is developing a website, and on March 1, 2003, they released Phase I of the online Literary Map of Pennsylvania and the Family Literacy Activity Guide, "Playing with Words," for everyone who works with preschool children and their families.
- Pennsylvania Council on the Arts - The PCA supports artists throughout the state with a grants and awards program, an Arts In Education Roster, workshops on preparing grant applications, advice and consultation, and publications that are available on request. The PCA participates in PennPAT, a program to support presenters in presenting eligible Pennsylvania-based performing artists. PennPAT also publishes a roster of all performing artists funded through the program.
- Pennsylvania Poetry Society - Founded in 1949, the PPS assists its members in the development of their craft and fosters an intelligent appreciation of poetry. PPS publishes a newsletter, distributes STROPHS (newsletter of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies), publishes a book each year of prize winning poems, and holds an annual convention every June.
- Pink Pony West
- Poetic License
- Poetology Online
- Poetry in the Arts - A literary nonprofit organization and publisher of the online journal of the arts, MoonCrossed 33/33, and anthology series, MoonCrossed, Poetry in the Arts is dedicated to the development of educational materials, programs and services, freely accessible.
- Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church - The Poetry Project offers three weekly reading series, writing workshops, a bimonthly Newsletter, an annual literary magazine, The World, an Annual New Year's Day Marathon Reading, tape and document archives, and general support for poets, and hosts the Tiny Press Center.
- Poetry Slam Incorporated - The mission of Poetry Slam Incorporated (PSI) is to promote the performance and creation of poetry...
- Poetry Society of Oklahoma
- Poetry Society of Texas
- Poetry Society of Virginia
- PoetryPoetry.com
- Poets & Writers - Publishes Poets & Writers Magazine and A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers. Founded in 1970, it is the nation's largest nonprofit literary organization.
- Poets' Asylum
- Poets House - Hosts the most comprehensive open-access collection of poetry books in the U.S. Founder of the People's Poetry Gathering, the annual Poets House Showcase of new poetry volumes, and Poetry in the Branches, a partnership with New York Public Library.
- Prysmatic Dreams
- Pudding House Writers Innovation Center
- Redmond Association of Spokenword
- Rhode Island State Council on the Arts - The State Arts Council supports the work of individual artists through its fellowship program, including a Fellowship in Poetry.
- The Frost Foundation - The Frost Foundation is dedicated to focusing attention on the work and life of poet Robert Frost and his connection to Lawrence, Massachusetts. The organization has two annual literary festivals that take place in the fall and spring, and monthly poetry events that encourage young people to pursue an interest in the arts. The Frost Foundation also sponsors The Frost Trail, a self-guided walking tour highlighting the places associated with the poet's early years.
- The Howard County Poetry and Literature Society
- The New Word Order
- The Pawtucket Arts Council - The Council awards the Galway Kinnell Poetry Prize.
- The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College - Sponsors a reading series; holds The Poetry Center library, which contains more than 10,000 volumes of poetry, and a full collection of poetry reference books; features the New Jersey Poetry Calendar, which lists poetry events throughout NJ; publishes books; and sponsors poetry contests.
- The Poetry Center of Chicago
- The Providence Athenaeum - Administers the Philbrick Poety Award, presented annually for a short manuscript by a New England poet who has not yet published a book.
- The Saturday Poets
- Urban Word NYC
- Walt Whitman Arts Center - A non-profit, multi-cultural literary, performing, and visual arts center in Camden, New Jersey, with special emphasis on educational events for children.
- Woodstock Poetry Society
- Worcester County Poetry Association - The WCPA (formed in 1971) is a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting poetry in all its forms throughout Central New England. It publishes The Worcester Review (literary journal) and The Issue (an occasional publication for local poets). It sponsors readings, an annual contest, poets-in-the-schools, literary tours, lectures, and workshops.
- Writers & Books - Activites at Rochester's literary center include writing classes and workshops for youth and adults, community outreach programs, readings and talks by visiting and regional writers, residency programs at The Gell Center of the Finger Lakes, an annual Festival of Reading, an annual Regional Playwriting Competition held in collaboration with Geva Theater, and internships in literary programming and management for high school and college students.
- Writers' Center at Chautauqua - The Writer's Center at Chautauqua offers a summer poetry workshop for adults, Young Writers' Workshops, free weekly poetry readings, and evening and lunch-time lectures.
- WritersNet
LITERARY JOURNALS / SMALL PRESS
- Agni - AGNI was founded in 1972 by then-high-school student, now-novelist Askold Melnyczuk. The journal, which has a distinguished history of publishing poetry as well as other genres, is now published at Boston University, where it has resided since 1987. The renowned literary critic and writer Sven Birkerts became editor on July 1, 2002.
- 3rd bed - A journal of poetry and fiction based in Central Falls, 3rd Bed "takes humor seriously." They also have a books imprint.
- A Gathering of the Tribes - Through its public programs and publications, A Gathering of the Tribes creates a performance venue and meeting place for artists and audiences to come together across all artistic disciplines, all levels of complexity, and all definitions of difference. A Gathering of the Tribes has publishes a magazine, sponsors a Sunday night reading series, an art gallery with monthly shows, and Fly by Night Press.
- African Voices - African Voices is the quarterly literary magazine produced by African Voices Communications, Inc., a non-profit arts organization committed to furthering the literature, art and history of people of color.
- American Letters & Commentary - American Letters & Commentary features an eclectic variety of innovative writing in all forms. This annual magazine includes diverse selections of fiction, poetry, essays, translations and critical opinions.
- Ausable Press - Founded in 1999 by Chase Twichell, Ausable Press's mission is to publish poetry that investigates and expresses human consciousness in language that goes where prose cannot.
- Barrow Street - Barrow Street, Inc. is a non-profit organization which publishes a literary journal and hosts a reading series in New York City's West Village.
- Blueline - A literary magazine dedicated to the spirit of the Adirondacks published in Potsdam. They run a program for high school students, Blueline in the Schools and have an anthology featuring the best fiction and poetry published in Blueline since 1979.
- BOA Editions Ltd - BOA Editions, Ltd. is an independent, not-for-profit poetry publishing house in Rochester. It offers several different series: American Poets Continuum Series, A. Poulin, Jr. New Poets of America Series, New American Translations Series, BOA Pamphlets Series, and a new prose by poets series, The American Reader Series.
- Bright Hill Press - Bright Hill Press presents Word Thursdays, the Catskill reading series; the annual Speaking the Words Festival and the Share the Words High-School Competition; Radio by Writers; Word Thursdays Literary Workshops; Bright Hill Press literary press and the NYS Literary Curators Web Site, www.nyslittree.org.
- Brilliant Corners - The only national journal to focus on jazz-related literature. It has published a range of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by writers such as Amiri Baraka, Hayden Carruth, Wanda Coleman, Billy Collins, Jayne Cortez, Yusef Komunyakaa, Philip Levine, William Matthews, and Al Young.
- Burning Deck Press - Founded by poet Rosemary Waldrop, Burning Deck offers new poetry titles as well as signed, limited editions and out-of-print first editions.
- Carnegie-Mellon University Press - Publishes contemporary poetry, a Poets on Prose series, and a Classic Contemporaries Series. The latter reissues significant out-of-print books by American poets such as Richard Hugo, Carolyn Kizer, James Tate, Stephen Dobyns, Carol Muske, Amy Gerstler, Larry Levis, and Ellen Bryant Voigt.
- Cavan Kerry Press - Publishes both established and emerging writers, as well as out-of-print work that deserves permanence, collections of essays on the creative process, and anthologies that spotlight and support other arts organizations.
- Chapiteau Press - Chapiteau Press was founded to present sequences of poems in typographically beautiful settings; and in collaboration with performers, composers, and visual artists, to give audiences dynamic new experiences of poetry.
- Chez Chez
- Chicory Blue Press - CT literary press that focuses on the strong voices of women past sixty.
- Columbia: A Journal of Literature & Art - Columbia: A Journal of Literature & Art is an annual literary journal edited and produced by MFA students in the Writing Division of Columbia University's School of the Arts. The journal publishes poetry, fiction and non-fiction from both established and emerging writers.
- Combo Magazine
- Confrontation - The prize-winning literary journal published at Long Island University's C.W. Post Campus, Confrontation features original stories and poems in addition to special supplements.
- Connecticut Review - A semi-annual journal published since 1967 by Connecticut State University. It presents a wide range of cultural interests that cross-disciplinary lines: academic articles of general interest, thesis-oriented essays, translations, short stories, plays, poems, interviews, black and white photography and art work.
- Curbstone Press - Curbstone publishes 8 to 10 books a year, brings authors into Connecticut high schools in year-round programs, and has formed community partnerships to stimulate reading and creative writing with many community and service organizations in the Windham/Willimantic area. It is this dual focus on publishing and educational programming that makes Curbstone unique among non-profit presses.
- Double Lucy Books/Outlet Magazine
- EPOCH - EPOCH, Cornell University's triannual literary journal, publishes fiction, poetry, essays, graphic art, and on occasion, cartoons and screenplays.
- e-poets
- Explosive Magazine
- Fairfield Review - A biannual, online literary magazine featuring local poets and fiction writers.
- Fence - A biannual journal of poetry, fiction, art and criticism, Fence has a mission to publish challenging writing and art distinguished by idiosyncrasy and intelligence rather than by allegiance with camps, schools, or cliques. Fence Books is an extension of that mission, offering the annual Alberta Prize and the Fence Modern Poets Series.
- Footsteps Publishing
- Four Way Books - Four Way Books is a not-for-profit literary press that publishes poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers. It features the work of the winners of national poetry competitions, as well as collections accepted through general submission, panel selection, and solicitation by the editors.
- Granary Books
- Hanging Loose - The name "Hanging Loose" came from the format of the first issue of the magazine, in 1966, which was loose paper in an envelope. Now Hanging Loose is bound and also has its own press.
- HazMat Review - HazMat Review is published twice a year out of Rochester by Clevis Hook Press. HazMat Review presents a forum for poetry, prose, and artwork which shows social or political awareness.
- Heliotrope - A poetry-only journal published out of Shady.
- Journal of New Jersey Poets - Presents new work by New Jersey poets and is published biannually by County College of Morris.
- jubilat - DBased on the premise that, to poetry, everything is relevant, jubilat delivers the best in contemporary poetry along with art, interviews and prose. Part of the unique focus of the journal is to offer a forum for poets to publish prose pieces on a wide variety of subjects that may or may not have anything to do with poetry. In addition, jubilat re-introduces lost or neglected talent.
- Key Satch(el)
- Ko*a Press
- Kota Press
- La Petite Zine
- Left Hand Books
- Lost Roads Press - Lost Roads Publishers is co-edited by poets Forrest Gander and C. D. Wright. The present focus of the press is contemporary American poetry.
- NakedPoetry
- New England Review/Bread Loaf Quarterly - NER strives to publish quality, innovative writing of all kinds, in all genres, including fiction, poetry, personal and critical essays, book reviews, interviews, reports from abroad and American Places, and more.
- North Atlantic Review - The North Atlantic Review is an annual literary journal of prose and poetry, featuring special sections on cultural and social issues. Published in Stony Brook.
- Oat City Press - Printers and publishers of limited-edition poetry and short prose chapbooks and broadsides. Oat City Press publishes the triannual Paragraph magazine.
- Ontario Review - Publishes original fiction, poetry, personal essays, drama, photographs, graphics, and interviews with prominent contemporary authors. Each issue is a blend of older, more established writers with promising younger ones.
- Ontario Review Press - The list includes books by Albert Goldbarth, Chase Twichell, and Eavan Boland.
- Open City - Open City Magazine & Books are dedicated to publishing daring and cutting-edge poetry, fiction, and essays. Open City also hosts frequent readings and literary events.
- Painted Bride Quarterly - Painted Bride Quarterly is published online by Rutgers University (Camden). It features poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and art.
- Paris Press - Paris Press publishes the work of women writers that they see as neglected by the mainstream literary world. Publishing two to three books a year, Paris Press "values work that is daring in style and in its courage to speak truthfully about society, culture, history, and the human heart." In addition to publishing books--and producing CDs--Paris Press conducts outreach programs, which have included readings throughout the country.
- Parnassus: Poetry in Review - Parnassus: Poetry in Review was founded in 1973 by Herbert Leibowitz (editor) and Stanley Lewis (publisher) to provide a space for the complex art of review writing and recently began publishing original poetry, mostly by poet-reviewers.
- Paterson Literary Review - Paterson Literary Review publishes poetry, fiction, reviews, and artwork by individuals with international, national, and regional reputation as well as work by promising new voices.
- Pif Magazine
- Ploughshares - Ploughshares, which was founded in 1971, publishes in April, August, and December and each issue is guest-edited by a prominent writer who explores personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Over the years, guest editors of Ploughshares have included Seamus Heaney, Derek Walcott, and Yusef Komunyakaa. Don Lee is the editor. Many of today's most respected writers had their first or early work published in Ploughshares, including Thomas Lux and Robert Pinsky.
- Pom Pom Magazine
- Public Illumination Magazine
- Rattapallax - Each issue of Rattapallax, a journal devoted to fiction and poetry, comes with a CD containing selected poets and world music. Ram They also organize the Rattapallax reading series and Rattapallax Press (again, each book is accompanied by a CD).
- Seneca Review - Founded in 1970 by James Crenner and Ira Sadoff and edited since 1982 by Deborah Tall, Seneca Review is published twice yearly and emphasizes poetry.
- Skanky Possum
- Slope
- Soft Skull Press - Soft Skull Press publishes everything from political nonfiction to pop culture, intrepid fiction to innovative new poetry. Based in downtown Brooklyn, they also sponsors Soft Skull Shortwave, the bookstore division of Soft Skull Press, and the Frequency reading series.
- Spinning Jenny - Founded in 1994, the literary journal Spinning Jenny is an open forum for poetry, fiction, and drama.
- Talisman - Publishes William Bronk, Theodore Enslin, John Taggart, among others.
- The American Poetry Review - Founded in 1972 by Stephen Berg in Philadelphia, APR quickly became one of the most widely circulated poetry magazines. It has included the work of over 1,500 writers, among whom are nine Nobel Prize laureates and thirty-three Pulitzer Prize winners.
- The Cortland Review - An online magazine that publishes poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, and exclusive voice-recordings of the poets reading their own poems. The magazine publishes monthly, but issues are quarterly.
- The Gettysburg Review - Published by Gettysburg College, the Gettysburg Review made its debut in 1988. More than seventy short stories, poems, and essays first published in the journal have appeared in such anthologies as The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, The Best American Poetry, The Best American Essays, The Best American Short Stories, New Stories from the South, and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, or have been reprinted in publications such as Harper's.
- The Hudson Review - Founded in 1947, The Hudson Review is a quarterly magazine of literature and the arts published in New York City. Each issue contains a wide range of material including: poetry, fiction, essays on literary and cultural topics, book reviews, reports from abroad, and chronicles covering film, theatre, dance, music and art.
- The Leapfrog Press - The Leapfrog Press searches out and publishes books that tell a strong story. Located in a small fishing village near the tip of Cape Cod, famous for its oysters, art galleries, ocean beaches and the writers who have settled there, the press's list is eclectic and represents quality fiction, poetry and non-fiction.
- The Literary Review: An International Journal of Contemporary Writing - Has been published quarterly by Fairleigh Dickinson University since 1957. Issues focus on introducing new fiction, poetry, and essays from many nations, regions, or languages to English readers.
- The Marlboro Review - The Marlboro Review was started to help emerging writers into print in the company of more established writers. The journal looks toward issues of science, philosophy, and culture from a writers sensibility.
- The New York Quarterly - Since its foundation in 1969, The New York Quarterly has been devoted to excellence in the publication of the best cross-section of contemporary American poetry. Every issue of NYQ includes a Craft Interview with an outstanding poet on the general subject of style, prosody and technique, as well as informational articles on poets and poetry.
- The Paris Review - The Paris Review was founded by Peter Matthiessen and Harold L. Humes in 1953 with the idea of featuring the best new fiction and poetry writing. William Styron said of The Paris Review that it "hopes to emphasize creative work--fiction and poetry--not to the exclusion of criticism, but with the aim in mind of merely removing criticism from the dominating place it holds in most literary magazines and putting it pretty much where it belongs, i.e., somewhere near the back of the book."
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- Tupelo Press - Tupelo Press, Inc., is an independent, literary press devoted to discovering and publishing works of poetry and literary fiction by emerging and established writers.
- Turtle Point Press - From Chappaqua, Turtle Point Press publishes a wide range of work, including poetry, short fiction, novels, and memoirs.
- University of Pittsburgh Press - Founded in 1936 with funding from the A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, the Buhl Foundation, the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, and the University of Pittsburgh. The Press publishes books in several academic areas and in poetry and short fiction, while maintaining a commitment to publishing books about Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania for general readers, scholars, and students. Special poetry series include the Pitt Poetry Series, the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, and the Drue Heinz Literature Prize.
- Verse Press - Verse Magazine and Verse Press are international in scope and eclectic in approach. Verse Press supports innovation in poetry and is currently focusing on poetry by younger American poets, poetry in translation, and creative prose by poets. Verse Press and Verse Magazine hold the annual Verse Prize in February of each year.
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- Wesleyan University Press - Founded in 1959, the Wesleyan Poetry Series has distinguished itself through its success in bringing to the fore authors whose work has profoundly influenced the development of American poetry.
- West Branch - Published by The Stadler Center for Poetry, West Branch is a biannual magazine of fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews, published with the assistance of Bucknell University, the Bucknell Alumni Association for the Arts, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
- White Pine Press - White Pine Press is a non-profit literary publisher based in Buffalo, established in 1973, which publishes poetry, fiction, essays, and literature in translation.
- The Wordsmith Press
- Yale Review - Published quarterly by Yale University. Poet and critic J. D. McClatchy has edited the journal since 1991.
- Yale University Press - Publishes the distinguished Yale Series of Younger Poets, among other poetry titles.
- Zephyr Press - Zephyr Press, a non-profit arts and education 501(c)(3) organization, publishes literary titles that foster deeper understanding of cultures and languages. Since its first forays into American poetry and prose in 1980, Zephyr has expanded its list to include a series of Russian and Slavic literature, and most recently an East Asian line of books. The press also organizes bilingual readings, translation workshops in schools, and other educational and cultural events.
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