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- ...an online forum where you can workshop formal poetry, and/or general talk about formal poetry? Try Eratosphere.
- ...general discussion of issues in women's poetry and/or discussions of women's issues in poetry? Please visit the WOM-PO (Women Poets) listserv.
- ...a well-known formalist poet to comment on your work? Consider attending the West Chester University Poetry Conference (the nation's only conference devoted exclusively to formal and narrative poetry) or seeking out community, arts center, or university workshops where your favorite poet will be teaching.
- ...a reading list of important works on versification, metrical poetry, New Formalism, etc.? See our recommended readings.
- ...advice on getting published or self-publishing? Check your local writers' group, magazines like The Writer, Writer's Digest, Poets & Writers, reference guides like the annual Poet's Market, or your local library.
- ...a poet to come to your workshop, reading, or K-12 classroom? See Poets & Writers' online directory, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, your state or regional arts agency, or your local Poets in the Schools program.
- ...help with a research paper? Ask your college reference librarian and/or writing center for advice on researching; visit the OWL at Purdue and the Library of Congress poetry page; consult poetry encyclopedias and guides like MLA International Biography, Contemporary Poets, the Dictionary of Literary Biography, the Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies, the Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry, Index to American Periodical Verse, or any number of other more specialized references (e.g. African-American poets, women poets, 19th century poets, etc.) Your professor will be more impressed if you use two proper reference guides instead of five randomly-chosen web pages.
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