Birmingham Public Library
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
http://www.bplonline.org
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Mar. 18, 2009
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LitFinder provides the opportunity to study great literary works by offering access to more than 135,000 full-text poems, stories, and plays.
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Full-text magazines on databases only
Library Magazines
Central Library holdings
v.1, issue 4 (2004)-present
Central Library holdings
No. 1 ([fall-winter 1988]) to present
Full-text magazines on databases only
Online availability
1998/01/01 to present
Online availability
07/01/1993 to present
Events
Poetry Slams & Performances
This second-hand bookstore located downtown hosts open mic events periodically. Check with store for details.
Every 3rd Sunday, the Carver Theatre presents a night of poetry and wine featuring Birmingham's finest spoken word artists. The spoken word is perhaps the most powerful and influential form of expression. Come and be a part of this new and revived art form. Open mic. Admission is FREE! (from website)
The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, 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. (from website)
Launched in 1996, Poets.org is the award-winning website of the Academy of American Poets. Visitors to Poets.org will find thousands of poems as well as hundreds of poet biographies, essays, interviews, and poetry recordings—with new material being added constantly. Also available are resources such as the National Poetry Map, a national events calendar, and poetry lesson plans for teachers. Poets.org receives a million visitors each month, making it the most popular site about poetry on the web. (from website)
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