First-time visitors should check out the notable selection of Emily Dickinson poems or the complete poems of Edgar Allen Poe. Television journalist Bill Moyers conveys the excitement of North America's largest poetry event, the Dodge Poetry Festival. Contemporary poets and their work are presented in text, sound and image here. Read biographies and listen to the poets read their work. Better yet, video files allow you to watch them perform at the festival using RealPlayer or QuickTime.
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.