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Local Poetry, US Southeast

Online poetry calendars, local poetry centers and organizations in the Southeastern states.
Alabama Writers’ Forum Calendar
The Alabama Writers’ Forum Web site has a statewide calendar of literary programs of all kinds, including poetry readings and events.
Beltway Poetry News
Beltway, a quarterly online poetry journal published in the nation’s capital, has a regular page of listings: new releases, conferences and festivals, competitions, classes and local readings/performances.
DCPoetry.com
DCPoetry.com documents the “alternative or non-mainstream” poetry scene in Washington, DC in annual anthologies, and includes listings of poets coming to their three reading series on the front page of the site.
Kentucky Literary Newsletter
The Kentucky Literary Newsletter, available both online and in a free twice-monthly email, lists readings, book signings, conferences and other local lit-news.
Poetry Atlanta
The Poetry Atlanta blog posts listings of poetry events in and around Atlanta. There is also a monthly email newsletter listing open mics, readings, workshops and events, and Poetry Atlanta also publishes the Poet’s Phonebook, a directory of poets, workshop leaders and hosts.
PoEmPath, Where the Words Are
Stazja McFadyen’s PoEmPath e-newsletter goes out each Saturday morning, with listings of readings and poetry events in Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Palm Harbor, and some listings for the Orlando and Miami areas. Subscribe at poempath-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Poetry Society of South Carolina Statewide Events Calendar
The Poetry Society of South Carolina publishes a monthly calendar of poetry events throughout the state, edited by Katherine Williams.
Triangulations (North Carolina)
Triangulations lists public readings in the Triangle area of North Carolina (around Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill), and a few other locations in the state.
About Poetry Currents FLORIDA
Sparkling and indefatigable, Stazja McFadyen was our first Museletter correspondent from Texas and later wrote about poetry doings all over the Sunshine State from her new home in Florida.
About Poetry Currents VIRGINIA/DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Shann Palmer was our Museletter correspondent in Richmond, Virginia, gathering po-news and announcements from the region all around our nation’s capital—Maryland, Virginia and DC itself.

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