Poetry International Web - Introduction to PIW.
Welcome to Poetry International Web, a worldwide forum for poetry on the internet.
PIW brings you news, essays, interviews and discussion, but, first and foremost, hundreds of poems by acclaimed modern poets from all around the world, both in the original language and in English translation.
In keeping with the spirit of the web, it is a truly international collaboration of at present more than twenty editors in more than twenty different countries – you will find them in the drop-down menu to the left. Each of these countries maintains its own national domain within PIW, with its chosen “Poet(s) of the Quarter”, interviews and other relevant articles.
The Poetry International Foundation in Rotterdam has provided a substantial amount of the poems from its archive, as well as an interesting collection of video material, Camera Poetica. The Defence of Poetry lecture series, given and simultaneously published on-line during the annual Poetry International Festival, invites poets of world-renown to defend their discipline. We hope that you’ll accept our invitation au voyage, have a long and enjoyable journey, and will bring some new acquaintances home with you.
