Literary Places

This database of writerly destinations—places writers can visit for inspiration, to promote their writing, for research, and to discover community—includes historical sites, reading venues, literary collections, writing centers, and writers spaces. Save your selections to My P&W and populate a personal Google Map that can be used to plan reading tours and visits to literary meccas, or just to keep track of your favorite literary locales.

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Literary Place	City	State
The Poetry Foundation	Chicago	Illinois
The first space in Chicago dedicated solely to the art of poetry, the Poetry Foundation building houses a 30,000 volume poetry library (which... Literary Archive
John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections	Chestnut Hill	Massachusetts
Boston College's Burns Library is home to more than 250,000 volumes, some 16,000,000 manuscripts and important collections of architectural... Literary Archive
WriterHouse	Charlottesville	Virginia
WriterHouse is a not-for-profit in Charlottesville, Virginia, that offers quiet workspace for writers, writing classes and one-day seminars,... Writers Space, Writing Center
Robinson Jeffers Tor House	Carmel	California
Robinson Jeffers built Tor House and Hawk Tower as a home and refuge for himself and his family. It was in Tor House that Jeffers wrote all... Historical Site
Walt Whitman's Tomb	Camden	New York
Located about five miles from Philadelphia, Harleigh Cemetery is home to the tomb of American poet and transcendentalist Walt Whitman (1819-1892... Historical Site
Houghton Library	Cambridge	Massachusetts
The primary repository for rare books and manuscripts at Harvard University, the Houghton Library houses collections that focus on the study of... Literary Archive
Longfellow House	Cambridge	Massachusetts
Built in 1759 by a wealthy royalist, this house was occupied by Henry W. Longfellow from 1837 to 1882. Previously, the house also served as... Historical Site
Grolier Poetry Bookshop	Cambridge	Massachusetts
Founded in 1927 by Adrian Gambet and Gordon Cairnie, the original Grolier book shop stocked mainly private press books, some poetry, and a... Indie Bookstore
Richard Wright's Former Residence	Brooklyn	New York
A plaque honoring Richard Wright is mounted on the writer's former residence in Fort Greene in Brooklyn, New York. Wright often visited the nearby... Historical Site
WORD	Brooklyn	New York
Established in 2007, WORD is a 1,000 square-foot independent neighborhood bookstore in Greenpoint, the northernmost neighborhood of Brooklyn, New... Indie Bookstore