Living Poets 2022

A One Stop Resource for Regional and Local Poetry as well as National Poetry Organizations.

The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience.

A website about Living Poets, their books and recordings of them reciting their work. It also has a section from the poets about teaching Living Poets.

Badilisha Poetry X-Change is both an online audio archive and Pan-African poetry show delivered in radio format. Now the largest online collective of African poets on the planet, Badilisha has showcased and archived over 500 Pan-African poets from 28 different countries. It reflects the myriad of rhythms and rhymes, voices, perspectives and aspirations from all corners of the globe.

A Nationwide Celebration of 250 Years of African American Poetry. Presented by Library of America in partnership with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

How does poetry inspire change? The language of poetry, chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm, inspires the imagination and evokes an emotional response. Young Indigenous poets use written and spoken words to express their worldviews and advocate for personal and community needs. In celebration of the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, Joy Harjo (Mvskoke [Creek] Nation), Native youth share how this “poet and champion of justice” has inspired their own writings. April 1, 2022 1-2pm

The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is a week-long festival of cowboy poetry, music and art, rooted in tradition but focused on today’s rural West. It began in 1985 with a small group of folklorists and poets and has grown into national and international event.

Come celebrate National Poetry Month with resources about Living Poets! Explore resources here at NOVA Libraries, online and in our local communities.