Beltway
Quarterly online journal of poetry by DC-area authors. Includes current issue, archives, news, and links.
DC Slam
Poetry slam team. Schedules for slams and other events, as well as information on team members.
DCPoetry
Promotes alternative, avant-garde, experimental and non-mainstream poetry. Features anthologies and reading reviews.
Federal Poets
Oldest continuously active poetry group in the Washington, DC area, founded in 1944. Holds monthly meetings to read and discuss members' work and publishes a semiannual anthology.
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. Site has calendar of readings and other events and online bookstore.