Student Resources
Electronic Resources
T
here is an extensive range of materials available for students of
contemporary poetry on the Internet. Here is a cross-section
of sites representing a diverse range of work from essay and text-
based poems to performances, recordings and visual poetries.
General
Academi
http://www.academi.org
A Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society
for Authors, Academi runs events, competitions (including the
Cardiff International Poetry Competition), conferences, interna-
tional exchanges, events for schools, lectures and festivals. It offers
resources for writers and information for readers and is responsible
for the National Poet of Wales project.
The Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org
Has a wide range of material on modern and contemporary poets.
A good site for background information, manifestos, bibliographies
and critical responses.