Teachers can access lesson plans for teaching poetry as a living art. If you think all poets are dead, and you haven't read a poem since high school, welcome to the new medium of verse. Devoted to introducing visitors to spoken poetry, this literary cybermagazine puts the written word online and in audio format. All poems are also available as on-screen text so you can read along with the poets as you listen to the audio files. Articles discuss topics that range from the importance of poetry in the technological age to reviews and interviews.
Issues are quarterly, but monthly features are added to the site.
It's a great place to celebrate National Poetry Month. If poetry, pen and ink are synonymous in your mind, then this site might overwhelm you. However, if the linear nature of most literature strikes you as something with which to tinker, the interplay here between word, image, hyperlinks and more words may inspire you. It's difficult to explain how it actually works, but trust us, and visit this site. Word Circuits offers articles that bring newcomers into the theoretical discussion about hypertext literature, as well as to many resources for hypertext writers.