PennSound

PennSound
Available inEnglish
OwnersCenter for Programs in Contemporary Writing, University of Pennsylvania
CreatorAl Filreis and Charles Bernstein
EditorMichael Hennessey
Websitewriting.upenn.edu/pennsound/
CommercialNo
Launched2005 (2005)
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PennSound is a poetry website and online archive that hosts free and downloadable recordings of poets reading their own work. The website offers over 1500 full-length and single-poem recordings, the largest collection of poetry sound-files on the internet, all of which are available free for download. PennSound is codirected by Al Filreis, Charles Bernstein and Chris Mustazza. It is a project of the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing at the University of Pennsylvania.