Hi All,So what got me thinking about poetry you ask? I was going through my folder of sites to write about for the blog when I found this link - from the New York Times. The article title is 'Is Poetry Dead? Not if 45 Official Laureates Are Any Indication.' The article describes the increase in the number of poet laureates and poets' various responses to the increase. Interesting article.
The article led me to finding another poetry related site that I had in my computer bookmarks...which follows. Just found this site about Poets' Graves....the site bills itself as being 'Serious about Poets and Poetry'.
What makes the site so interesting you ask? Well, with links like Who's Buried Where?, Mini Biographies, a Poetry forum, Poetry Resources and Classic Poems...readers are bound to find something of interest. Links are in blue - as usual. The site is easy to get around and has high quality poetry links! Especially interesting are the Poetry Resources - there are links to Poetry Archives, a Poetry Library, Poetry Magazines and a site called The Poetry Kit.
For readers who want to take another step into the world of poetry it would behoove you to visit the Poetry Foundation website - which is the publisher of Poetry magazine - and as it bills itself, '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.
Also...readers might want to visit Poetry.com - which is the world's largest and most vibrant poetry community. Amateur poets wanted! The site uses 'Achievement Badges' to get the poetry community involved in writing, critiquing and evaluation poems that other folks publish...enjoy the links and get ready to post and write and partake in lots of discussions!!!
And finally, click on this link to find books with the word 'poetry' in the title that we have in the Farmingdale Public Library. You'll be happy that you did - our collection is extensive, high-quality, cutting edge and filled with classics!
Enjoy the links!
Stu
