Resources for Writers

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Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
http://www.columbiagrangers.org
For over a century, Granger'sŪ has been the definitive source in English for locating a poem in anthologies on library shelves.

English Language and Literature Subject Guide
These resources have been selected by reference librarians for Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff.


Local

Buffalo News Artsbeat
A literary blog published by Buffalo-based writer, critic and editor R.D. Pohl.

Electronic Poetry Center
From the State University of New York at Buffalo; a resource directory of blogs, poetry magazines and more.

Elm Leaves
A magazine of the arts published by the students of Buffalo State College.

Just Buffalo Literary Center
Western New York's premiere literary center. Dedicated to creating and strengthening communities through the literary arts.


National

Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org
Created to support poets at all stages of their careers; links to useful literary sources and e-zines.

AlienFlower
http://www.sonic.net/web/
An interactive forum where poets can share ideas, writing exercises, poems, music, spoken word, visual art and more.

Bella Online
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art2383.asp
An extensive list of poetry zines and other writing resources.

Every Poet
http://www.everypoet.com
A useful encyclopedia of e-zines, poets, personal poetry pages and other resources.

The Guide to Writers Conferences
http://www.shawguides.com/cgi-bin/rbox/sg.pl?s=0
A free and searchable database of nearly 400 writing conferences. This site is frequently updated and contains detailed descriptions of offered programs.

Poetry Archive
http://www.shawguides.com/cgi-bin/rbox/sg.pl?s=0
Founded in 1999 by UK poet laureate Andrew Motion and record producer Richard Carrington, this Web site is notable for its streaming audio recordings of English-language poets reading their own work.

Poets & Writers
http://www.pw.org
A useful site that includes literary news, writing and publishing information, information on grants, literary centers, and other relevant links.

Poetry Portal
http://www.poetry-portal.com
A directory of worldwide poetry. Includes links to events, courses, reviews, and competitions.

The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church
http://www.poetryproject.com
From the Poetry Project at St. Marks Church in NYC; includes a webzine, writing resources, reviews, links to other poetry sites and the legendary list of experiments in poetry from Bernadette Mayer.

The Writer's Center
http://www.writer.org
Provides information on self publishing, writing conferences, and a directory of poetry venues in Washington D.C.

The Writer's Well
http://www.hellskitchen.com/well.htm
Sponsored by Ink Magazine, this resource contains useful links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, music lyrics, famous writers' pages, information on writing awards, and links to E-Zines.

Writer's Resource Center : Poetry Writing Tips
http://www.poewar.com/articles/poetrytips.htm
A list of poetry advice from poet John Hewitt. Includes suggested readings and references.


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