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Staceyann Chin as calibration poet

The Asian American Writers' Workshop is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation, development, publication and dissemination of Asian American literature. Among other things, the Workshop operates The Asian American Bookseller - the most comprehensive collection of Asian American books and magazines in the country.

The Bowery Poetry Club "What we have here is a failure to not communicate. For as Language is the Essence of Humanity, so is Poetry, as practiced at the Bowery Poetry Club, the Essence of language. In other words: Words." Among other things, it's the home of the Urbana Poetry Slam.

The Community Word Project is a New York City based arts-in-education organization that seeks to increase the literacy and leadership of at-risk public school youth by integrating creative expression and community-building into their classroom curricula.

Through its public programs and publications, A Gathering Of The Tribes creates a performance venue and meeting place for artists and audiences to come together across all artistic disciplines, all levels of complexity, and all definitions of difference.

LivePoets.com is dedicated to promoting quality spoken word and providing an interface for poets and their audiences. By becoming a central point for the distribution of streamed poetry videos, it is our hope that the current movement of modern spoken word will become recognized as a valid and viable art form, and be treated as such.

The National Writers Union is more than just another writers' organization - it is the only labor union that represents freelance writers in all genres, formats, and media. Whether you're a journalist, a book author or a technical or business writer - whether you write poetry or miscellaneous copy - the NWU is already working to improve your professional life.

New York Foundation for the Arts' focus is on the artist, particularly those that create new works of art, including painters, poets, choreographers, composers, filmmakers, playwrights, and others who make original art. These originating artists are the source of everything that we as a society call art. Yet with most arts funding directed toward organizations, artists are frequently overlooked. NYFA strives to correct that imbalance by helping exceptional artists bring form and substance to ideas.

The Nuyorican Poets Café is a living room hosting the freshest art to come through the ports of New York City, from not only the Caribbean and the Americas, but from all over the world.

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PoeticDream.com is the source for photographs of Slam Poets, from artist extraordinaire, David Huang.

Poets & Writers Magazine is the leading journal of its kind for creative writers. Along with essays on the literary life and interviews with contemporary writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, the magazine publishes articles with practical applications for both emerging and established writers. In addition, it provides the most comprehensive listing of literary grants and awards, deadlines, and prizewinners available in print.

Poetry Slam, Inc. is the official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization charged with overseeing the international coalition of poetry slams.

Poets House is a literary center and poetry archive - a Collection and meeting place that invites poets and the public to step into the living tradition of poetry. Their poetry resources and literary events document the wealth and diversity of modern poetry, and stimulate public dialogue on issues of poetry in culture.

Slam Poets Speak Out is a network of poets from the United States and around the world working together to try to resist the policies and overall political direction that has emerged since September 11, 2001, and which pose grave dangers to the people of the world.

Slamnation: "But is it really poetry?"

SpiralBridge is a community based non-profit arts and education organization since 2001 that is committed to providing platforms that support the cultural, educational and social needs of our communities.

The Ultimate Online NYC Poetry Calendar is THE source for New York City poetry events.

Urban Word NYC brings young people together across community, school, and neighborhood lines through the written and spoken word.

Westside Rhyme is an opportunity for artists(poets, writers, actors, singer/songwriters, musicians) of different cultural and performance backgrounds to share their work with each other in the hopes of inspiring others. We welcome seasoned artists as well as art neophytes to discover, explore, express, expand, and share their creative gifts. WESTSIDE RHYME encourages and supports the creation of new work.

wordsinhere - an international collective of writers based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We are writers from around the world collaborating to link our voices in the promotion and development of literature that walks diverse and human edges.