Selected State and National Poetry Websites
- Academy of American Poets - Features poets, poetry, calendars, and information.
- ACM (Another Chicago Magazine) - Features stories, poems, interviews, and art.
- 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- Free Lunch - Features information on poetry markets and poetry-related news, with particular interest in the work of unpublished poets.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.
- 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.
- The Poetry Foundation recognizes the power of words to transform lives. We work to amplify poetry and celebrate poets by fostering spaces for all to create, experience, and share poetry.
- 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.
- 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.
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