Journal of the Month: Poetry

Published by the Poetry Foundation eleven times per year, Poetry is a monthly poetry journal which Hewes Library subscribes to in print and online; back issues of the journal are available from 1913 to the present.  The Poetry Foundation 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 possible audience.

Poetry was founded in Chicago by Harriet Monroe in 1912 and is the oldest monthly journal devoted to verse.  The journal established its reputation early by publishing the first important poems of T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Carl Sandburg, and others.  Through their website, many events, digital programs, awards and recognitions are available to support and encourage poets.  The Poetry Foundation Library is the Midwest’s only library dedicated exclusively to poetry and visitors may browse their collection of 30,000 volumes, audio and video recordings, or various exhibits.

See more at: www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine or on the Main Level of Hewes Library in the main Periodicals section. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter, or download the free Poetry mobile app.