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LitFinder
Description
LitFinder provides the opportunity to study great literary works by offering access to more than 135,000 full-text poems, stories, and plays.
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Requires a JCLC card.
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Birmingham arts journal
Central Library holdings
v.1, issue 4 (2004)-present
Birmingham poetry review.
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No. 1 ([fall-winter 1988]) to present
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Poetry (Chicago)
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1998/01/01 to present
The American Poetry Review
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07/01/1993 to present
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Flow Tactics Teen Poetry Workshop
Flow Tactics is a poetry workshop for middle and high school age teens which meets on the first Saturdays of the month from 2;00 to 4:00 p.m. at the downtown Birmingham Public Library. The workshop is led by Real Life Poets, a non-profit creative writing group. Contact John Paul Taylor for more information: johnpaul@reallifepoets.org.
Gifts of a Wordsmith Adult Poetry Workshop
Gifts of a Wordsmith, a poetry workshop for adults, meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the downtown Birmingham Public Library. The workshop is led by Real Life Poets, a non-profit creative writing group. Contact John Paul Taylor for more information: johnpaul@reallifepoets.org.
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The 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. (from website)
Poets.org from the Academy of American Poets
Launched in 1996, Poets.org is the award-winning website of the Academy of American Poets. Visitors to Poets.org will find thousands of poems as well as hundreds of poet biographies, essays, interviews, and poetry recordings—with new material being added constantly. Also available are resources such as the National Poetry Map, a national events calendar, and poetry lesson plans for teachers. Poets.org receives a million visitors each month, making it the most popular site about poetry on the web. (from website)
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