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Publisher: Academy of American Poets poets.org 
 Use this site from The Academy of American Poets to search for poets and poetry, hear poems in the "Listening Booth," and locate information about National Poetry Month, celebrated every April. Includes news; an index of major poetry publishers, periodicals, and distributors; an events calendar; and tip sheets on setting up programs, events, and classes. "Poetry Awards" is a list of major American poetry awards with recent recipients. http://www.poets.org/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Poetry, Special Months Last updated May 25, 2005 poets.org: For Educators
Resources for educators about teaching poetry, including teaching tips, lesson plans "developed and tested by high-school teachers," essays, hundreds of full-text poems, links to related resources, and discussion forums "in which users can post strategies for and ask questions about teaching poetry at the primary, secondary, and university level." From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/6 Topics: K-12 Education, Lesson Plans, Poetry Last updated Jun 8, 2005 Pablo Neruda
Information about Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1971. Includes a brief biography, excerpts from his works, and links to related sites. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/279 Topics: Authors by Region, Notable People, Poetry Last updated May 25, 2005 Poets.org: Love Poems
"A very small sample of both new and classic love poems" from poets such as William Shakespeare, W.B. Yeats, and Robert Penn Warren. Includes a list of poems, links to selected poems, biographical information about poets, and links to related poems about friendship, marriage, and passion and sex. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5860 Topics: Poetry Last updated Jan 31, 2006 Poets.org: A Brief Guide to the New York School
"The New York School of poetry began around 1960 in New York City and included poets such as John Ashbery, Barbara Guest, Kenneth Koch, and Frank O'Hara. Heavily influenced by surrealism and modernism, the poetry of the New York School was serious but also ironic, and incorporated an urban sensibility into much of the work." Includes links to additional information about selected poets and to related prose. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5668 Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 20, 2006 poets.org: Walt Whitman
This presentation about poet Walt Whitman includes a biography, a selected bibliography, and the text of some of his poems. Also provides essays about and a reading guide to Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," descriptions of walking tours in New York City, and links to profiles of related poets. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/126 Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Poetry Last updated May 21, 2007 Edgar Allan Poe
Biography and collection of material about poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe. Features a walking tour of Edgar Allan Poe's Publishers Row in New York City, a selected bibliography, and some of Poe's poems, such as "The Raven" and "The Bells." Includes links to related sites and to profiles of other poets from the Romantic era. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/130 Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Poetry Last updated Jan 10, 2008 Poets.org: Gertrude Stein
Material about Gertrude Stein, poet, prose author, and "a passionate advocate for the 'new' in art." Features a biographical introduction, poems from "Tender Buttons," information about Pablo Picasso's 1905 portrait of Stein, and an introduction to Modernism. Also includes links to works by other Modernist poets such as Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/315 Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Jan 23, 2008 Elizabeth Alexander
Biography of and resources about poet Elizabeth Alexander. "Selected to read at the [2009] presidential inauguration, Alexander is the author of four books of poems, including 'American Sublime,' a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize." Includes some of Alexander's poetry, transcript of a conversation between Alexander and poet Tracy K. Smith, and links to related material. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/245 Topics: Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Jan 5, 2009 A. E. Housman
Background on poet Alfred Edward Housman, who was born on March 26, 1859. Includes brief biographical information, selected poems from "A Shropshire Lad" (1896) and other works, and links to related material. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/631 Topics: Poetry Last updated Apr 1, 2009 |
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