online audio/video poetry

April is poetry month so I thought I'd put together some of the websites where you can find poets reading their works:

• Borders Open Door Poetry - video poetry readings along with print versions of the poems.
• UCTV (University of California Television) - UCTV has a series called Lunch Poems. You can watch or listen online or you can subscribe to the podcast and download new programs as soon as they become available.
• PBS NewsHour Poetry - watch or listen online, download readings, subscribe to podcasts, read profiles along with additional information for teachers.
• YouTube has poetry videos. You should probably exercise some caution if you're directing patrons there as a resource. For example, there are a number of Def Poetry videos where some might find the language offensive. But you'll also find fascinating gems like Billy Collins Animated Poetry:
  
  


• Poets.org (Academy of American Poets) - information about poets and poems, resources for teachers and librarians for National Poetry month. Listen to poetry readings, sign up to receive a poem a day by email in April. They also have some interesting widgets for Mac users and a Poetcast (podcast) - you can subscribe to.
• Writer's Almanac - you may be familiar with Garrison Keillor's program on NPR. It's also available as a podcast.
• Poetry Foundation - a lot of information and poems you can listen to as well as several podcasts.
• Classic Poetry Aloud - listen to classic poetry online or as podcasts.
  
• Finally, it's worth keeping an eye on some of the events podcasts from major public libraries. I ran across a reading by one of my favorite contemporary Polish poets, Adam Zagajewski, as part of theLos Angeles Public Library ALOUD series.