REFERENCE BOOKS AND MAGAZINES

Periodicals
American Poet Magazine  
Poets & Writers Magazine  
Small Press Review
Writer’s Chronicle
Writer’s Digest


Publishing
Association of American University Presses Directory  
Directory of Literary Magazines and Presses
(CLMP)
Directory of Poetry Publishers (Dustbooks)
How to Publish Your Poetry: A Complete Guide to Finding the Right Publishers for Your Work
International Directory of Little Magazines and Small Presses
Poet’s Market
(Writer’s Digest Books)
Poetry Report: Creative Ideas and Publishing Strategies for Aspiring Poets (Jim Walker)


Resources
Artists & Writers Colonies: Retreats, Residencies, and Respites for the Creative Mind (Robyn Middleton)
Artist's Communities: Directory of Residencies in the United States that Offer Time and Space for Creativity  
AWP Official Guide to Writing Programs  
Directory of Grants in the Humanities
(Published annually)
Funds for Writers: The Book (C. Hope Clark)
Grantfinder: the Complete Guide to Postgraduate Funding (Arts and Humanities edition)
Grants and Awards Available to American Writers (PEN American Center)
Money for Writers: Grants, Awards, Prizes, Contests, Scholarships, Retreats, Resources, Conferences  


Writing
A Difficult Grace: On Poets, Poetry, and Writing (Michael Ryan)
A Poet's Guide to Poetry (Mary Kinzie)
A Poetry Handbook (Mary Oliver)
Answers Are Inside the Mountains: Meditations on the Writing Life (William Stafford)
Art of Poetry Writing: A Guide For Poets, Students, & Readers (William Packard, Karl Shapiro)
Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics (Lewis Turco)
Everything Writing Poetry Book: A Practical Guide To Style, Structure, Form, And Expression
Getting the Knack: 20 Poetry Writing Exercises
(Stephen Dunning, William Stafford)
In the Blue Pharmacy: Essays on Poetry and Other Transformations (Marianne Boruch)
In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop (Steve Kowit)
List Poem: A Guide to Teaching & Writing Catalog Verse (Larry Fagin)
Making Your Own Days: The Pleasures of Reading and Writing Poetry (Kenneth Koch)
Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction and Poetry (Jeff Knorr, Tim Schell)
Open Roads: Exercises in Writing Poetry (Diane Thiel)
Poem's Heartbeat: A Manual of Prosody (Alfred Corn)
Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry (Kim Addonizio)
Poet's Dictionary: A Handbook of Prosody and Poetic Devices (William Packard)
Poetry Handbook (John Lennard)
Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice For Beginning Poets (Ted Kooser)
Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out (Ralph Fletcher)
Poetry Writing: Theme and Variations (David Starkey)
Portable Poetry Workshop (Jack Myers)
Practice of Poetry: Writing Exercises From Poets Who Teach (Robin Behn)
Teaching Poetry: A Handbook of Exercises for Large and Small Classes (Allan J. Gedalof)
Thirteen Ways of Looking for a Poem: A Guide to Writing Poetry (Wendy Bishop)
Three Genres: The Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Drama (Stephen Minot)
Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing (Richard Hugo)
Writing Poems (Michelle Boisseau, Robert Wallace)
Writing Poetry (Barbara Drake)