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Antrim House

Antrim House was founded by poet Rennie McQuilkin to promote the work of Connecticut poets, especially those “underserved by the publishing world.”

Sunken Garden Poetry Festival -
Returns Summer 2008.

Upwords poetry

A website designed as a resource for young writers and artists
from around CT, from around the U.S. and from around the world.
The goal is to promote literacy and the power of both the written
and spoken word.

This is a weekly newsletter/magazine which chronicles the poetry events in the Pioneer Valley and Western MA as well as the larger Springfield/ Worcester/ Hartford area. If you would like to be added to the mailing list or are interested in featuring at Word in Westfield open mic on Tuesdays, contact Lori Desrosiers at lori@thepoetrynews.com. Peace through poetry - Lori

Elizabeth Thomas

Elizabeth is the Program Director for Words Alive, a greater Hartford,
CT in-school writing program. Six high schools are involved (New Britain,
Wethersfield, Hartford, East Hartford, Weaver and South Windsor).
The program is in its fifth year and has hosted noted poets and writers
Naomi Ayala, Martin Espada, Marc Smith, Jack Agueros, Gayle Danley,
Claribel Alegria, Ernesto Cardinal, D.J. Renegade, Roger Bonair-Agard,
Sara Holbrook, Wayne Karlin, Patricia Smith, Cheryl Savageau,
Doug Anderson, Luis Rodriguez, Devorah Major, the Welfare Poets and others.
It is sponsored through a grant provided by the Capitol Region Educational Council (CREC).

Curbstone Press
Curbstone Press, a 501(c)(3) non-profit literary arts organization founded in 1975, is located in Willimantic, Connecticut. Curbstone's mission encompasses two interdependent goals: 1) publishing creative literature that promotes human rights and inter-cultural understanding and 2) bringing writers and programs deep into the community to promote literacy, knowledge about many cultures, and an appreciation of literature.
The Buttonwood Tree
Striving to bring something different in the arts and pledging to continue
presenting performances that are just a bit different from the standard fare,
knowing that it does make a difference.

The Academy of American Poets
Useful Information about publishing, copyrighting poems, telling if a contest
or offer to publish is a scam, competing in legitimate contests. Find a poem.
Find a poet.

Poetry in the Arts Resources

Poet and Writer Resources pages are a subdomain of our main Web site http://poetryinarts.org/, and may be freely accessed. They are already
among the most extensive free resources for poets and writers on the Internet.contain the most up to date and useful collections of links to poetry contests, fiction contests, essay contests, writing fellowships and grants, literary publishers, and creative writing learning resources available online.
Poetry Links on Poetry Links.net

Comprehensive directory of literary publications, from small presses to the most famous. Their emphasis is on poetry journals. Over 500 print journals are listed. Most pages contain submission guidelines and many contain additional links

SeniorNet -

Narrative Poetry Tutorial (Self-Paced)
A self-study guide to narrative poetry
based on a SeniorNet course

Visit - This site was organized and built by Frederick Glaysher who keeps a list of Literary Magazines, journals, and ezines.

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and University publications

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