Poets.org is produced by the Academy of American Poets and is an original online resource for poems, poets' biographies, essays about poetry, and resources for students and teachers.
Search a poet or poem for criticism and commentary--MAPS is a good way to generate ideas for your essay! The Modern American Poetry Site is a comprehensive learning environment and scholarly forum for the study of modern and contemporary American poetry.
The Favorite Poem Project is dedicated to celebrating, documenting and encouraging poetry’s role in our lives. The collection of 50 short video documentaries showcases individual Americans reading and speaking personally about poems they love.
The Electronic Poetry Center (EPC), is an online resource for digital poetry with extensive curated archives, making the EPC a popular destination for the study and enjoyment of contemporary poetry.
Founded in 1934 in New York City, the Academy of American Poets is the nation's leading champion of American poets and poetry, with members in all fifty states. Its mission is to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry.
AWP provides support, advocacy, resources, and community to writers, college and university creative writing programs, and writers’ conferences and centers.
Poets & Writers is the nation’s largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers, and the publisher of Poets & Writers Magazine, the leading publication of its kind.
The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.
The poet laureate for the United States is appointed annually by the Librarian of Congress. There are few formal duties, but Poets Laureate typically take initiative to encourage reading, writing, and love of poetry across the nation.
