LPLkids Blog: Youth Service's very own blog. Submit your poem here; it may be featured on the blog or the LPL website. Watch the blog for news and let us know what you think by submitting your comments.

Merlyn's Pen: "Teens who tell their own stories and create new ones stand out in a world that unfairly urges them to think less and consume more. So this site supports teens who take creative risks. The New Library of Young Adult Writing honors some of the most successful risk takers since 1985."

Poetry @ Teen Ink: Teen Ink is a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing and art.

Skipping Stones: An international multicultural magazine for young people. See their “submissions” link toward the bottom of above page.

Teen Poetry @ The Student Center: The Student Center is an online gathering place for teens. At their poetry page you can read poems by other teens and submit your own.

Creative writing for teens @ About.com: This site posts regular writing challenges and posts the resulting submissions. Teen writers will also find more links and other resources about creative writing.

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Creativity @ CyberTeens: This site accepts artwork, stories, nonfiction, and, of course, poetry! As always, be sure to read and follow submission guidelines first.

Fresh! Online Literary Magazine: Another online magazine which includes teen poetry. Follow the link at the top of the page for submission guidelines.

Teen Poetry Wiki: Feeling bottled up? Join this wiki at the Internet Public Library's Teen Space and let it out. Read poetry and contribute your own.

The Writer's Slate: "The Writers' Slate publishes original poetry and prose from students enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade."

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Poetry Slam: What is it? Who does it? How does it work?

Slam Poetry: The Wikipedia definition.

Poetry Slam Inc.: Everything you need to know about poetry slams from the official poetry slam website.

Berkeley Poetry Slam

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