Poetry Resources

Poetry Slam (how to guides)

Complete Idiot's Guide to Slam Poetry with CD (Audio) by Marc Kelly/ Kraynak, Joe Smith
ISBN: 1592572464 Publisher: Alpha Books Publication Date: August 2004

Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry by Gary Glazner
ISBN: 0916397661 Publisher: Manic D Press Publication Date: September 2000.

A Slam Poetry Manual by Michael Baldwin.
Available from ALA http://www.alastore.ala.org/

Slam Poetry Collections

Caution: some of the poems in these collections contain expletives and/or adult subject matter which some may find offensive

Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam by Tony Medina
ISBN: 0609808400 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Publication Date: October 2001

Listen Up!: Spoken Word Poetry by Zoe Anglesey
ISBN: 0345428978 Publisher: One World Publication Date: March 1999

Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry by Gary Glazner

Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway ... and More by Stan Lathan
ISBN: 0743476220 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: March 2005

The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip-Hop & the Poetry of a New Generation with CD (Audio) by Mark Eleveld
ISBN: 1402200374 Publisher: Sourcebooks Mediafusion Publication Date: April 2003

A Few Recommended General Poetry Anthologies

A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry by Czeslaw Milosz
ISBN: 0156005743 Publisher: Harvest/HBJ Publication Date: April 1998

Good Poems by Garrison Keillor
ISBN: 0142003441 Publisher: Penguin Books Publication Date: September 2003.

Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry by Billy Collins
ISBN: 0812968875 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Publication Date: March 2003

Poetry Speaks: Hear Great Poets Read Their Work from Tennyson to Plath with CD (Audio) by Elise Paschen and Rebekah Presson Mosby
ISBN: 1570717206 Publisher: Sourcebooks MediaFusion Publication Date: October 2001

Some Recommended Writing Resources (General and Poetry)

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry by Nikki Moustaki
ISBN: 0028641418 Publisher: Alpha Books Publication Date: March 2001

Old Faithful: 18 Writers Present Their Favorite Writing Assignments by Ron Padgett
ISBN: 0915924455 Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Publication Date: September 1995 - Out of Print

Poetry Everywhere: Teaching Poetry Writing in School and in the Community by Jack Collom and Sheryl Noethe
ISBN: 0915924986 Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Publication Date: 2000 - Out of Print

Writing Workshop #1: The Writing Workshop: How to Teach Creative Writing by Alan Ziegler
ISBN: 0915924110 Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Publication Date: September 2000

Writing Workshop #2: The Writing Workshop: How to Teach Creative Writing by Alan Ziegler
ISBN: 0915924072 Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Publication Date: September 2000

Web Resources

Academy of American Poets - includes resources for National Poetry Month, information on a wide variety of poets along with samples of their work
http://www.poets.org/

Online Poetry Classroom - resources for teachers
http://www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org/

Poetry Slam International - information on poetry slams, rules, venues, etc.
http://www.poetryslam.com/

Upwards Poetry - for teen writers and poets
http://www.upwordspoetry.com/