LibGuides: Finding Poetry!: Places to Start

Websites to Discover Poems

Poets.org
Find poems, biographical information about poets, essays about poetry, and so much more.
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."
Button Poetry
"We seek to showcase the power and diversity of voices in our community ... we hope to broaden poetry’s audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form."

Instagram Accounts to Check Out

If you're looking for some poetry accounts to follow on Instagram here check out a sampling of options below:

Literary Journals @ the Library

Below is a sampling or magazines and journals the library provides access to, either in print or through one of our many databases.

AGNI
"Short stories, essays, memoir, & poetry by new & established writers from around the world. Includes interviews, topical forums, & occasional reviews."
(2002 - present)
American Poet
Put out by the Academy of American Poets. Access from 2005 - 2021
American Poetry Review
"The American Poetry Review is dedicated to reaching a worldwide audience with a diverse array of the best contemporary poetry and literary prose."
(1994 - present)
Beloit Poetry Journal
"Our longstanding mission is to seek out and share work of fresh and lasting power, poems that speak startling, complicated, necessary truths and that do so in surprising and beautiful ways"
(2003 - present)
International Poetry Review
"International Poetry Review is dedicated to the idea that the world becomes a better place when we listen to the voices of writers working in a variety of languages."
(2006 - present)
The Iowa Review
"... an expertly curated, carefully edited, and beautifully designed print and online space for the voices of writers of every kind of diversity to move and enlighten us..."
(2003 - present)
Kenyon Review
"An international journal of literature, culture and the arts including poetry, fiction, drama, essays and reviews."
(1985 - present)
Paris Review
"Presents contemporary writer's discussions of their own work and the craft of writing. Fiction, poetry, literary essays and art portfolios are included."
(1953 - present)
Ploughshares
"Published in January, April, July, and October, the journal features fiction, nonfiction, and poetry as well as a Look2 essay, an essay series that seeks to publish pieces about underappreciated or overlooked writers."
(1990 - present)