Poetry Links 

Selected State and National Poetry Websites

• Acadamy of American Poets - Features poets, poetry, calendars, and information.
• Aeroknow – Information on Illinois Poet, Vachel Lindsay
• ACM (Another Chicago Magazine) - Features stories, poems, interviews, and art.
• Chicago Review - Features Poems, Essays, Fiction, and reviews.
• Child's Play Touring Theatre - Features children's poems, stories, workshops, and educational programs.
• Columbia College Chicago Library - Listing of resources for Illinois writers
• Columbia - A Journal of Literature and Art - A student run journal that is committed to widening readership beyond the established audience for literary journals.
• Crab Orchard Review - Journal of new fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, interviews with authors, and book reviews of small press and university press titles.
• Directory of Illinois Writers - Website for Independent Literary Communities including children’s literature, creative non-fiction, fiction, plays, and poetry.
• Eureka Literary Magazine - List of journals and other literary information, including the Eureka College Literary Magazine.
• Fifth Wednesday Journal - Fifth Wednesday Journal is an independent biannual literary magazine featuring fiction, poetry, essays, photography, interviews, and book reviews.
• Free Lunch - Features information on poetry markets and poetry-related news, with particular interest in the work of unpublished poets.
• Guide to Poetry & Literature Streaming Video - Resource for locating streaming video of poets, fiction writers, and critics as they read and discuss their own and each other's work.
• High Coo Press - Private publisher of English-language haiku books, chapbooks, magazines, and bibliographies.
• Illinois Emerging Writer's Competition - Its purpose is to recognize and reward Illinois emerging writers - that is, those writers who've not yet published a book but those on the cusp of greater accomplishment in their art.
• Karamu - Features literary works from this Eastern Illinois University journal.
• Modern Haiku – Literary journal focusing on the Haiku form of poetry
• Navigating the Maze - An annual teen poetry anthology that welcomes submissions from around the world.
• Ninth Letter - Literary journal from the University of Illinois.
• Poetry (Poetry Magazine/Chicago) - Features poets from this internationally acclaimed journal and Poetry Foundation information.
• Poetry East - Independent poetry publisher and journal affiliated with DePaul University.
• Poetry Foundation - 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.
• Poetic License Inc. Poetry workshops for children and teens and for their teachers, counselors, and leaders.
• Poetry & Literature Center of the Library of Congress - Features current and previous Poet Laureate information, poetry cybercasts, and archived poetry and literature.
• Poetry Center of Chicago - Features poetry of the Chicago, Illinois area.
• poetrypoetry.com - A website dedicated to audio poetry.
• The Poetry Resource Page - List of programs, publishers, contests, funding opportunities, and other resources for poetry.
• Poetry Society of America - Features poetry readings, seminars, and competitions.    
• Ragdale Foundation (a writers' colony in Lake Forest) - Offers information on Ragdale, a location where writers and artists can find uninterrupted time to work in a peaceful setting.
• Rhino - Features poetry, contests, events, workshops, and announcements.
• Society of Midland Authors - Features authors, poets, and playwrights residing in the American Heartland.
• Spoon River Poetry Review - Features information and poetry from the Spoon River area.
• Springfield Poets and Writers - Non-profit organization that inspires and supports the literary arts. 
• Tia Chucha Press - Offers selection of books from Tia Chucha Press and associated links.
• TriQuarterly Magazine - Features fiction, poetry, literary essays, and graphic art.
• TriQuarterly Books / Northwestern University Press - Publishes scholarly works from all disciplines as well as fiction, nonfiction, and literary criticism.
• University of Illinois Press - Publishes scholarly texts as well as poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.