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The
Academy of American Poets - Poet.org
The Academy of American Poets was founded in 1934 to support American
poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of
contemporary poetry. The largest organization in the country dedicated
to the art of poetry, the Academy sponsors programs nationally. These
include the Academy Fellowship, the Wallace Stevens Award, the Lenore
Marshall Poetry Prize, the James Laughlin Award, the Walt Whitman Award,
the Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award, the Harold Morton Landon Translation
Award, poetry prizes at 178 colleges and universities, a national series
of poetry readings and poets' residencies, and the American Poets Fund
and the Atlas Fund, which provide financial assistance to poets and non-commercial
publishers of poetry, respectively. The Academy also sponsors National
Poetry Month (April), an annual celebration of the richness and vitality
of American poetry; the Online Poetry Classroom, an educational resource
and online teaching community for high school teachers; and the Poetry
Audio Archive, a collection of audio recordings of poetry readings.
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American
Poet Laureate
The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress
serves as the nation’s official lightning rod for the poetic impulse
of Americans. During his or her term, the Poet Laureate seeks to raise
the national consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and
writing of poetry. The Poet Laureate is appointed annually by the Librarian
of Congress and serves from October to May. In making the appointment,
the Librarian consults with former appointees, the current Laureate and
distinguished poetry critics. The position has existed under two separate
titles: from 1937 to 1986 as “Consultant in Poetry to the Library
of Congress” and from 1986 forward as “Poet Laureate Consultant
in Poetry.” The name was changed by an act of Congress in 1985.
English
Romantic Poets
This site has the most complete set of links I could find for English
Romanticism.
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