Poetry in America

Ever wondered if there were local resources you could tap to share your poetry? Below you will find links I have discovered that will lead you to where you can connect with poets in different jurisdictions in The United States of America.

If you know of another link, leave it in the comments.

An international list will be coming in a later post. Plus a short list of poetry clubs and poetry slams in different cities around the world.




ALABAMA Alabama State Poetry Society
ALASKA Alaska Haiku Society
ARIZONA Arizona State Poetry Society
ARKANSAS The Poet's Loft
CALIFORNIA Poetry LA
COLORADO Colorado Poets Association
CONNECTICUT The Connecticut Poetry Society
DELAWARE Delaware Division of the Arts
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC Writers Corp
FLORIDA Link List of Florida Poets
GEORGIA Georgia Poetry Society
HAWAII HawaiiSlam
IDAHO The Idaho State Cowboy Poetry Gathering
ILLINOIS Illinois State Poetry Society
INDIANA Valparaiso Poetry Review
IOWA Iowa Poetry Association
KANSAS KansasPoets.com
KENTUCKY The Kentucky State Poetry Society
LOUISIANA Louisana State Poetry Society
MAINE Maine Writers and Publishers Allaince
MARYLAND Poetry's Here
MASSACHUSETTS The Massachusetts State Poetry Society, Inc.
MICHIGAN Poetry Society of Michigan
MINNESOTA League of Minnesota Poets
MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Writers Guild
MISSOURI Missouri State Poetry Society
MONTANA Hastings Books Hardback Cafe in Great Falls
NEBRASKA The Omaha Healing Arts Center Poetry Slam
NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire Writers' Project
NEVADA Performance Poetry hot spots in vegas
NEW JERSEY The NJ Poetry Scene
NEW MEXICO PEN New Mexico
NEW YORK The Ultimate Online NYC Poetry Calendar
NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Poetry Society
NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota Quarterly
OHIO The Ohio Poetry Association
OKLAHOMA The Poetry Society of Oklahoma
OREGON Oregon State Poetry Association
PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Poetry Society
RHODE ISLAND Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Poetry Initiative
SOUTH DAKOTA South Dakota State Poetry Society
TENNESSEE Tennessee Writers Alliance
TEXAS Texas Events & Organizations page
UTAH The Utah State Poetry Society
VERMONT Poetry Society of Vermont
VIRGINIA Poetry Society of Virgina
WASHINGTON Washington Poets Organization
WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia Writers, Inc. Blog
WISCONSIN Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets
WYOMING Wyoming Arts


If you would like more to learn about more resources for poets, please visit: Poetry Soup