Poetry Society
The Poetry Society is a membership organisation which can open up the world of contemporary poetry for you. Poetry Book Society
The Poetry Book Society is a specialist poetry bookseller and a book club for everyone who enjoys poetry - dedicated readers, occasional browsers and absolute beginners. The Poetry Library
The Poetry Library is the major library for modern and contemporary poetry, housing the most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1912 in Britain. The Scottish Poetry Library
The Scottish Poetry Library is the place for poetry in Scotland, for the regular reader, the serious student and the casual browser. Arvon Foundation
The Arvon Foundation provides residential courses in creative writing, including poetry. The Literary Consultancy
Founded in 1996 and firmly established within the publishing industry, The Literary Consultancy provides expert, market-informed editorial advice to writers, including poets. Arts Council England
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery. Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. Scottish Arts Council
Scottish Arts Council is the lead body for the funding, development and advocacy of the arts in Scotland. Arts Council of Wales
The Arts Council of Wales is responsible for funding and developing the arts in Wales. Speaking Volumes
Speaking Volumes is a project supporting visually impaired readers' groups. Poetry International
Poetry International is a worldwide forum for poetry on the internet. Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets website contains essays, interviews, biographies, poems and many other resources. The British Council
The British Council Literature Department promotes innovative and contemporary work from the UK around the world. Their site features a wide range of publications and resources including an extensive database of contemporary writers. The British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Their site contains news of events, exhibitions and details of collections including the British Library Sound Archive which holds many poetry recordings. Lannan Audio Archives
The Lannan Foundation offers access to over 300 hours of readings and conversation with poets and writers. Lyrikline
At lyrikline.org you can hear recordings of poems, both in their original languages and in translation. Lamont Library at Harvard
The Lamont Library houses the George Edward Woodberry Poetry Room Collection, which includes contemporary poetry and poetics from the entire English-speaking world, as well as poetic works in other languages translated into English. The Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation website offers an archive of more than 300 poets and 3,000 poems, as well as engaging literary journalism profiling poets, reviewing readings, reporting on poetry as it intersects with other art forms and with the culture at large.  The Poetry Trust
The Poetry Trust is one of the UK's leading contemporary poetry organisations, and organises the annual Aldeburgh International Poetry Festival and a year-round programme of readings, workshops, outreach and prizes. PennSound
PennSound offers a large variety of digital recordings of poems - currently 1,500 and fast growing - mostly as song-length singles.

Poetry Society
The Poetry Society has an outstanding reputation for its exciting and innovative education work. For nearly thirty years it has been introducing poets into classrooms and providing training and resources for teachers. Poetryclass
Poetryclass is the Poetry Society's 'online poetry classroom'. The website includes teaching ideas, interviews with poets and information about training and support. Apples & Snakes
Apples & Snakes is England's leading organiser of performance poetry. Education is at the core of its mission, and it runs a highly successful Poets in Education Scheme. Poetry Book Society
The Poetry Book Society has a special membership scheme for schools, providing information and discounts on newly published books, together with classroom resources. Arvon Foundation
The Arvon Foundation provides tailor-made residential courses for school groups, with subsidies and even full funding in certain circumstances. Poetry Zone
Poetry Zone is a lively website containing children's poems, articles and teaching resources. Moving Words
Moving Words is an Open University website for students and teachers of English, focusing on Literature from Different Cultures and Traditions. The website includes innovative treatments of poetry using animation, video and audio. Poetry 180
Poetry 180 is an American project, designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year. The poems you will find here were selected by Billy Collins during his time as US Poet Laureate, with high school students in mind. Poetry Live
Poetry Live provides opportunities for GCSE pupils in England and Wales to see and hear live performances from a great selection of the poets they are studying. Ty Newydd
Ty Newydd is the National Writers' Centre for Wales. Residential courses are held on all aspects of creative writing in both English and Welsh. Glossary of poetic terms
TeacherNet
Watch the speeches at the Poetry Archive launch in 2005, and an interview with Andrew Motion. TeacherNet is the education site for teachers and school managers. The Writing Room
The Writing Room is the Arvon Foundation's website specifically for under-18s. Teachers TV
Teachers TV programmes offer teachers the opportunity to see what's going on in schools today. Find out what happens when celebrity chef, Rick Stein, faces a class of teenagers who consider poetry to be boring,and learn how to engage pupils with multicultural poetry. BBC Creative Archive
The Creative Archive is an innovative BBC project, providing BBC archive content for personal, educational and non-commercial use through a system of "share-alike" licenses. The initial pilot phase has been completed and the project is currently undergoing a Public Value Test. The Creative Archive has been instrumental in facilitating The Poetry Archive's access to the BBC's database and in securing many historic voices for the site. Tower Poetry
Tower Poetry aims to stimulate enjoyment and critical appreciation of poetry, particularly among young people in education, and to encourage people to write their own poetry. The annual Christopher Tower Poetry Prize is open to students aged 16-18, and Tower Poetry also runs a Summer School at Christ Church College, Oxford.