Beginning in April 2005, public libraries in New Orleans, Fresno, Kansas City (MO), Milwaukee and Houston will host the first ten programs in a new two-year initiative, Branching Out: Poetry for the 21st Century, a joint project with the Poetry Society of America. Branching Out brings the outreach programs of both organizations together— while PSA’s Poetry In Motion™ placards engage, inform, and delight the public, our prize-winning Poetry in The Branches program model provides community oriented services and expert librarian training to each city.

A joint initiative with the Poetry Society of America, Branching Out: Poetry for the 21st Century is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.