The International Poetry Forum
was founded in 1966
by Dr. Samuel Hazo.

Celebrating the spoken word for over 40 years

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MISSION of IPF

The mission statement of the International Poetry Forum.

HISTORY of IPF

A brief history of the International Poetry Forum.

POETS & PERFORMERS

Complete list of past poets and performers.

Dr. SAMUEL HAZO

A short bio of Dr. Samuel Hazo.

From 26 Letters of the Alphabet,
the Number of Possible
Combinations is:
620,448,401,
733,239,439,
360,000

 
Or, as
Cocteau said,
"The greatest literary
masterpiece is no more
  than an alphabet in disorder."
2008-2009 SEASON

Detailed information, with bios, pictures and sample poems.

POETS-IN-PERSON

Information about the Poets-in-Person program for schools.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Monthly recommendation of poetry books by our staff.

DIGITAL LIBRARY

Audio and video archive of past seasons.

The International Poetry Forum can be reached at
ipf1@earthlink.net