Site focuses is on the Washington, DC, poetry scene, and provides online publication, links to a wide range of poetry events, calls for submissions and information on poetry and a member forum.

A membership organization in Albany, NY, organized to promote poetry, poets, and the local community. The site offers a calendar of events and other information for the Albany poetry community, calls for submissions to be featured on the Web site, poetry tutorials, and a BBS.

Featured are APC's history of presenting poetry to audiences across Pennsylvania, as well as its current mission to bring poetry to television for school systems and general audiences.

For the advancement of poetry. Poetry, how to start a poetry chapter, news about contests, submission page, and people's bookshop. International members welcomed.

Draws poets from Europe to Asia and the subcontinent, and Australia to the Americas. Offers fellowship and publication opportunity. Register and submit to anthology online.

The site provides information regarding publishers and their guidelines, suggestions for submitting a manuscript, a glossary of poetic terms, a message board online publication and membership information.

A membership society in Oxford, England, BRP holds four workshops and one open mic reading a month, and four guest readings a year.

The site provides information about membership, a calendar of events, publications, contests, anthology and newsletter, and starting a chapter of the Canadian Poetry Association.

A writer's center with a focus on African American poets and writers, the site provides information about the organization's annual writing workshop, regional workshops, and readings, featured poems, Cave Canem Prize, and faculty.

A forum Christian Poets, the site showcases Christianpoetry and hosts a semi-annual poetry contest.

An organization devoted to the craft, creation, and performance of poetry in North Texas. Site includes information on DPC events and membership.

Site features include information about the Seattle Poetry Festival and Poetry Slam, a community calendar, membership information, and Emerging Voice, a community outreach project to help attract, develop, and encourage young poets by offering them professional guidance and opportunities through a series of writing and performance workshops.

The annual poetry festival in West Texas features local, area, and international poets and musicians. Details about upcoming and past fests, including workshops, contests and more, are available on site.

A nonprofit, independent literary center in San Antonio, Texas. Provides university and master level classes; discounted to members. Produces performance poetry productions and readings open to the public at no charge.

Official website for the Georgia Poetry Society. Features membership, contest and events information, and member news, meeting schedules, publications and online publication of member poetry.

Includes an introduction to the poetry group, an e-mailing list, message board, information about the group's publications and several links to other local poetry-related sites in Hampton Roads, Virgina, United States.

A community-based not-for-profit arts organization in Howard County, Maryland, that produces readings and other literary events for the general public, including students, seniors, and ethnic audiences.

A membership based site that offers quarterly contests, publication in the Society magazine, and personal pages and domain name email accounts for members.

Official website of the Medusa Poetry Group of Lawrence, Kansas. It includes recent issues of the group's print magazine, a calendar of events, and members' individual poetry pages.

The program promotes a sense of accomplishment and pride among students, artists, and citizens who compete for the position of Montgomery County Poet laureate. It benefits the county by building a long-term infrastructure for literary advancement.

Community-based organization established to promote the Spoken Word in the San Francisco Bay Area through publications, Open Mikes and Slams.

An organization dedicated to scholarly studies of Ezra Pound. Site provides information about the society's publications and conferences.

A coallition of public arts organizations that includes Poetry in Motion for Belfast Citybus. The site provides information about its member organization's poetry and arts projects.

Site provides information about the chapter's aims, membership, publications, contests, anthology and newsletter, and starting a chapter of the Canadian Poetry Association.

This site has an online poetry reading room that offers poems written by member poets whose work was accepted by the staff.

Workshops, readings an craft classes conducted by prominent poets, and open mic opportunities highlight this annual festival in January, at Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL

Organization works to defend freedom of expression and resist censorship worldwide, promotes reading, forums, literary awards, PEN America (Journal), ethnic minorities outreach, prison writing program, writers fund for professional literary writers facing financial crisis, promotes translation into English, panels, readings, and forums for children's book authors.

Poetry group in Ealing, West London, that runs workshops and readings, and publishes local poetry.

Provides information on the organisation, the new Poetry Australia magazine, and Five Islands Press. Contact for membership or other purposes is by email.

Operated by the Creative Writing Department at San Francisco State University. Offers expansive archives of audio and videotaped recordings, and readings series by acclaimed poets and writers.

A literary nonprofit organization. Publishes two multimedia online literary journals, including one for teens, and offers awards and publication through competition, a live poetry venue, and indexes of literary contests, literary publishers and other resources. Membership information available online.

Conducts poetry readings, workshops, discussions and open-mics in rural Colorado in and near Salida, Montrose and Paonia.

Non-profit organization devoted to fostering and promoting poetry in US. Excerpts from Crossroads (official journal), sponsored events and information about chapbook contest available online.

Official state poetry society. Mission: Improve the knowledge, skill, and interest for the quality of poetry in our society and the world. Site offers membership information, poetry contests and workshops.

Founded to promote public recognition of the art of poetry, and encourage writing of poetry by Texans. Offers outreach program, education and publication opportunities, fellowship and support to members. Information about membership, events, programs and contests available to members and the public.

The group is a poetry platform for poets in Wednesbury and the Black Country area to perform, discuss, and have their poems published. It gives contact details, examples and news.

Publisher of Poets & Writers magazine, the site offers seminars and publication opportunities, financial support for workshops, guidance for creative writers, excerpted articles from Poets & Writers Magazine, and an online database of contemporary poets and fiction writers.

Poets House is a literary center and poetry archive - a collection and meeting place that invites poets and the public to join the living tradition of poetry.

An arts organization that focuses on the collaborative arts. Site provides information about Trace, the organization's associated open mic venue in Chicago, membership and current projects.

A secret society of poets involved in creating randomness throughout the world. Membership and activities are kept confidential, but anyone who wishes to may join.

A members only publication oriented to development of craft. Membership is free. Information about becoming a member, submissions, events, personalities and the craft are available on site.

A community based non-profit arts and education organization that promotes the arts in our society through educational programs, multi-media publications and open community events and activities.

Nonprofit organization formed to develop a collaborative atmosphere fostering professional mentorship and advancement of regional artists in conjunction with the spoken word. Calendar of spoken word events in Tulsa, OK. Emphasis on slam poetry.

Information about educational videos, poetry programming, viewing markets and membership information.

An organization with a national membership that supports American poets at all stages of their careers. Web site provides an information database on recognized contemporary poets, their educational and promotional programs, and events.

The official website of the ASPS. The ASPS strives to make poetry accessible to all through workshops and events for all ages.This is an interactive site with forums, chat, and free email.

Local affiliate of the Poetry Society of Texas and National Federation of State Poetry Societies. Calendar, membership, contest, programs, newsletter and outreach information available on site.

The Internet Poets' Cooperative is a nonprofit, e-publishing service. We feature self-published paperbacks, our exclusive print & listen e-books, audio recordings of original work, a free-forum, and a free-add-a-link page.

Site provides information about the Society's open poetry competition, monthly poetry readings, workshops, retreats and other events.

A professional organization, the site provides information about poetry as therapy, the Poetry Therapy Foundation, membership, training and education, informative publications, and national legislation affecting poetry therapists.

The society works independently of, and with member state poetry societies to promote poetry and poets. The site content provides information about state poetry societies, society sponsored poetry competition, and programs and events.

The site provides information about the Campaign to Establish an International Poetry Museum, promotes Cin (E)- Poetry, digital works and Poetry Slams, and Future For WORD, a fusion of speech and digital technology.

A neo-formalist organization seeking to revive interest in traditional poetry in the post-postmodern era. Site provides news and information about the organization's publishing offers.

Nonprofit, charitable organization dedicated to increasing literary awareness and appreciation of poetry for those living at the south end of Puget Sound.

Organization that offers reading series and sponsors an inner city poetry program. Includes program details, event dates and membership information.

The site provides a searchable database of its holdings, and poetrymagazines.org.uk, a full-text database for UK poetry magazines of the 20th and 21st centuries, its education programme, publishers, competitions and advice for young poets.

Online poetry community includes chatroom, message board, and newsletter.

Encourages excellence in the writing and appreciation of poetry by sponsoring writing contests, reading contests, workshops, open readings and guest readers at meetings throughout the state.

A nonprofit organization in San Mateo, CA, that focuses on contemporary free verse. Sponsors readings and workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area. See site for events calendar and information on pending release of journal and publication information.

A society of amateur poets that publishes member poetry online.

Formed following the declaration of World Poetry Day, March 21. Lists of festivals, prizes, journals and associations, and links with major web sites, presenting poetry activities in UNESCO Member States.

Organizers of Poets for Peace with the stated purpose of uniting poets and audiences thereby creating community. Site offers News, reading schedules and membership information.

A nonprofit membership organization founded in 1963 to award literary achievement, facilitate cultural exchange and encourage world peace through poetry. The site provides information about membership, awards, the organization's publications, the World Congress of Poets and other activities.

The center's website includes a 3D virtual reality "tour" (requires QuickTime browser plug-in), schedule of classes, a reading series, a newsletter and special events.

A nonprofit organization that offers support, encouragement and resources specific to poets, contests (many free of charge), market lists and instructional articles. Focus is on Christian poetry.

Dedicated to the promotion of reading comprehension through poetry and development of poetry on CD for the blind. Offers poetry contests and critiques on submissions.

A literary center that offers live readings, classes, workshops, educational programs, panels, salons, forums, outreach programs and special events. Publishes ¡TEX!, a journal of contemporary literature.