Cool+Websites+of+the+Week

[|1) poets.org]  This website from the Academy of American Poets allows you to search for any poet or poem in the search bar. The drop down box "Poets and Poetry" contains well divided categories of background information on poetic movements. Utilizing "Essays and Interviews" will help you understand the contexts for poems we will cover in class and provides qualified perspectives on various aspects of this poetry unit.

[|2) american poems]  For those of you who enjoy poetry and wish to integrate it into your daily web browsing, this site allows you to see daily poems, popular poems, and famous poems. It may not have as much academic merit as poets.org, but you can use it for more personal/casual purposes.

[|3) modern american poetry]  This site is actually a companion to an Oxford University Press Anthology of Modern American Poetry, so it is course specific but a good resource for specifically searching for American poets from the modern period. If you are interested, "links to publishers" is self-explanatory and extensive.

[|4) writing tips]  For those of you interested in writing whether for this class or other reasons, this site has well organized tips particularly for poetry. If you have any interest in publishing your work, I highly encourage acting on the idea and using the side bar on the left of this site to explore freelance work and competitions. This site includes a wealth of information on grammar and the technical aspects of writing.

[|5) poetry foundation]  This dense but comprehensive website comes from the Poetry Foundation, the publisher of Poetry magazine. You can use the "Poetry Tool" to search like you would in poets.org for poems and poets organized by occasion, first line etc, but the "Features" bar on the top left side offers news articles and podcasts unlike the other websites. Unfortunately the programs will not apply to us because they occur in Chicago, but "Poetry Out Loud" looks like a good opportunity for extra credit along with any time you submit your own work for publication. They have contact information for Colorado's state competition.

[|6) slam poetry]  This is the website for Poetry Slam, Inc. If you want to see what is going on in the world of slam poetry nationally, this site has news from around the country including a map of slam locations. The one they list for Colorado is at Mercury Cafe in Denver.

[|7) international poetry] This fantastic website features poems and poets from around the world. The side bar on the right lists countries alphabetically. Some have podcasts available for your listening. You can find poems and featured poets from each country in the original language on the left and translation into English on the right. Peruse this website if you are curious about poetry from other countries, and feel free to devise use of this site for extra credit. See me for ideas, or share with me your own.

[|8) writing poetry] At a loss where to start for one of the poetry writing assignments in this class? For some very specific suggestions and examples of poetry divided by tone and subject, look at this site. It gives step by step tutorials on writing poetry and includes good information about poetry terms that will help you review elements we cover in class. If you are interested in publishing at all, this site also shares information on self-publishing.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|9) poetry help] <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Like the site above, this is for any of you who want some guidance on where to start in writing poetry. The suggestions on the homepage may help you as the approach differs from the above website.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|10) Harlem Renaissance resources] <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">For biographies from the Harlem Renaissance, check out this site. Learn about the people from this significant cultural movement in American history.