When Robert Pinsky was US Poet Laureate (1997-2000), he advocated for a national conversation on poetry. The Favorite Poem Project asks people to talk about a poem, asks them why.
"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...audience."
"It is the vision of this website to develop a network consisting of emerging writers, established writers deserving of wider recognition and readers of literary books in order to increase the exposure of such writers to...potential readers...."
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Poets & Writers, Inc., is the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers. Founded in 1970, it is the nation's largest nonprofit literary organization serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers.
"The mission of The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is to foster literary talent and achievement, to advance the art of writing as essential to a good education, and to serve the makers, teachers, students, and readers of contemporary writing."<
