1. A guide to resources avai
the Tewksbury Public Lib
concerning all things poet
related:
Inspiration
How-to
Publishing
Connect with other poe
Poetry
Resources
he Boston Poetry Festival at
l include readings, open mic,
and prizes.
The Newburyport Literary
l include small group discus-
ng, slams and workshops.
e Massachusetts Poetry Festi-
m includes 200 poets reading
00 workshops, panels, and
ces
h Public Library hosts the
oets” every Wed. evening
o 8:00. For more infor-
ww.ipswichpoets.org.
ryport Art Association hosts
ow River Poets”,
oets from Boston to Maine.
nformation:
buryportart.org or call 978-
oetry Corner
ordpoetry.org
etts State Poetry Society
atepoetrysociety.tripod.com
er Poets (Newburyport)
owriverpoets.com
County Poetry Association
.homestead.com
try Events/Groups
Tewksbury Public Library
300 Chandler Street
Tewksbury, MA 01876
978-6404490 ext. 207
mteref@mvlc.org
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Reference Resources
Contemporary Literary Criticism
(Infotrac) is available through the li-
brary’s online database.
The New Oxford Book of English
Verse edited by Helen Gardner
(REFERENCE 821.03 New)
The Norton Anthology of Poetry
(REFERENCE 821.008)
The Norton Anthology of Modern
Poetry (REFERENCE 821.008 Nor)
Novelist is available through the li-
brary’s online database and supplies
information about published books
of poetry.

2. s Favorite Poems:
te Poem Project
edited by Robert
ky
tiful & Pointless: A Guide to
ern Poetry written by David
808.1 Orr)
d to Memory:
oems to Memo-
d by John Hol-
8.1 Com)
mplete Idiots Guide to
Poetry written by Nikki
ki (808.1 Mou)
g Poetry written by
y (808.1 Dru)
overy of poetry: a
guide to reading and writing
ms written by Frances Mayes
.1 May)
ith Words: A Cel-
f Poets and Their
ed by Bill Moyers
1 Foo)
to Read a Poem: And Fall In
With Poetry written by Ed-
Hirsch (808.1 Hir)
y Resources
New Rhyming Dictionary and Po-
ets’ Handbook written by Burges
Johnson (428.1 Joh)
Poems to Read: A New
Favorite Poem Project An-
thology edited by Robert Pin-
sky and Maggie Dietz (808.1
Poe)
Poetry For Dummies written by
the Poetry Center and John
Timpane with Maureen Watts
(808.1 Tim)
Ten Poems to Change Your Life
written by Roget Housden
(808.1 Hou)
MAGAZINES
The American Poetry Review is available
through the library’s online database
“Academic One File” and includes full
text articles from 1989-current.
Poets & Writers is available through the
library’s online database “Academic One
File” and includes full text articles from
2009-current.
Writer’s Digest is available through the
library’s online database “Academic One
File” and includes full text articles from
1994-current.
PUBLISHING RE
SOURCES
2013 Writer’s marke
Reference area use
R 808.025 WRI
2012 Writer's mar-
ket can be checked out
808.025 Wri
2011 Poet’s market edited
by Robert Brewer (808.02
Poe)
SELECT WEB-
SITES
Academy of American Poets
www.poets.org
Giggle Poetry
www.gigglepoetry.com
Library of Congress
www.loc.gov/poetry
Mass Poetry
www.masspoetry.org
Poets & Writers
www.pw.org
Poetry Foundation
www.poetryfoundatio
Poetry Society of America
www.poetrysociety.or