HarperAudio - Caedmon The Caedmon Records imprint, now a part of HarperAudio, has a long history of issuing excellent recordings of poetry, as well as other literary spoken-word recordings. The HarperAudio website includes excerpts from recordings available for purchase. http://www.harperaudio.com/

Northwest SPokenword LAB Information on poetry slams and workshops in Washington State. SPLAB is a center dedicated to poetry, storytelling, conversation, debate and building community through shared experience of the written and spoken word. http://www.splab.org/

Mad Poets Society National organization based in Media, Pennsylvania, that strives to promote poetry and the literary arts in communities. Venues, schedules, contests, and submission and general information about Mad Poets Review. http://www.madpoetssociety.com/

Writers and Poets Designed to promote published authors to bookstores libraries and Internet sites, you can find biographies on small press poets, and links to bookstore poetry reading schedules. http://www.writersandpoets.com/index.html

Rykodisc The Rykodisc Catalog includes a small selection of spoken-word albums, most notably "kicks joy darkness"--a tribute to Beat devinity Jack Kerouac. Some samples can be found on these pages. http://www.rykodisc.com/Catalog/Catalog_Result_List_01.asp?Action=AlbumsListGenre&Category_SubID=67

Concrete and Sound Poetry Includes an extensive online collection of recorded poetry, both historical and contemporary, as well as online reproductions of visual or "concrete" poetry and poetry in "experimental" forms. http://www.ubu.com/

HarperAudio public archive This small archive includes poetry readings, in most cases by the original authors, in various audio formats; among the more notable poets are Robert Frost, Robert Graves, T. S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, Ann Sexton, Wallace Stevens, J. R. R. Tolkien and Dylan Thomas. http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/IMS/HarperAudio/

Spokenwar A simple, straightforward interface to recorded readings of a variety of contemporary poems in a variety of styles by a variety of contemporary poets, in RealPlayer format. http://www.spokenwar.com/

Live at the Writers' House Internet archive of University of Pennsylvania's WXPN Radio's "Live at the Writers' House" program, with numerous recordings of contemporary poetry in RealPlayer format. http://www.english.upenn.edu/~wh/activities/wxpn/rashows.html

Poetry Works A multicultural literary and performing arts organization whose main focus is with the spoken word, particularly poetry. Members stage live performances which include poetry and dramatic readings, as well as music, song, and dance. Based in Sacramento, CA. http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/poetryworks

Lyricalworks Especially for teens and young adults, an introduction to the experience of lyric poetry and lyricism, including audio recordings. http://www.lyricalworks.com/poetry/poetry.htm

TRINPsite Poetry Includes sections on computer generated poetry, alliterative technique, and a collection of sound files (.wav and .mp3 file-formats). http://www.trinp.org/Poet.htm

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Poets can sign up to read with a Jazz accompaniment at this regular open mic night in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Featured poets, slams, poetry awards, and information on the jazz trio that plays regularly at the Lounge. http://www.poetryjam.com/

IrRaDiAtEd PoEtS A group of poets in Portland, Oregon, that sponsors poetry readings at the Hi-iH Gallery, and PicNuke, a poetry reading under the cooling tower of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant. http://www.irradiatedpoets.com

the e-poets network Very flashy and well-constructed site featuring audio, video, and textual poetry, as well as essays and reviews, poetry news, and performance poetry videoconferencing and webcasting. There is also an interactive calendar of literary arts events for Chicago. http://www.e-poets.net

Stone Circle Gatherings Weekly poetry readings, storytelling and music at "Stone Circle" in Michigan. Readings take place on Fridays and Saturdays from mid-June to Labor Day Weekend. Hosted by Terry Wooten. http://expage.com/page/stonecircle

Speak-a-Poem Information about poetry speaking workshops, the Lockwood West Award and articles about poetry speaking by professional readers, writers and teachers. http://www.speak-a-poem.co.uk

Dublin Writers Festival Annual gathering of Irish and international poets and writers. http://homepage.eircom.net/~dwf/

Poetology Online Spoken expression and poetry information relating to the Mid Atlantic region. Calendars, MP3 files, book links, discussion. http://www.poetology.com/

Out Of Our Minds A weekly radio show dedicated to poetry and poetics produced by people's radio KKUP, FM 91.5 Cupertino. Join host Dancing Bear and guest poet. http://www.kkup.com/dbear.html