thekalliope.org
|| An index of mainly mainstream contemporary poetry. ||
Poet List
There are currently 21,729 poets indexed in kalliope. The above link offers an alphabetical list of all the poets who have publications captured
in the database.
Journal List
There are currently 106,342 poems published in literary journals and indexed in kalliope.
The above link offers an alphabetical list of journals that have been recorded in the database.
Publisher List
A list of publishers who have special focus on or exclusively publish poetry.
University List
To the degree that thekalliope can serve as a resource for those pursuing college and university creative writing programs, there are lists below linking to alphabetical lists of colleges. Publishing poets on faculty of these colleges are referenced via the college's page.
- Graduate Programs in Creative Writing typically range between three different degrees.
MFA Programs offer graduates a terminal degree. Perhaps
the're the most popular? PhD in Creative Writing Programs
offer more time and an even more terminal terminality. Additionally, MA Programs
might be considered a pre-MFA program, if you're interested in the MFA.
- Undergraduate Programs range among three degree programs. By far, the most popular is the BA English w/ Concentration in English. What could offer even more focus on writing would be the BA in Creative Writing, followed by the BFA in Creative Writing.
Poets of interest with New and Upcoming Books
![]() White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia (Sarabande Books, 2020) |
![]() while they sleep (under the bed is another country) (Birds, LLC, 2019) |
![]() Fablesque (Tupelo Press, 2020) |
![]() Oculus (Graywolf Press, 2019) |
![]() Insofar (New Issues Press, 2020) |
![]() How I Became a Hum (Octopus Books, 2019) |
Muddy Matterhorn (Copper Canyon Press, 2020) |
![]() a jazz funeral for uncle tom (Birds, LLC, 2019) |
![]() New York Review of Books (New York Review of Books, 2020) |
![]() Love Song to the Demon-Possessed Pigs of Gadara (University of Iowa Press, 2020) |