The mission of the volunteer-based non-profit Austin Poets International (API) is to organize the annual Austin International Poetry Festival, a city-wide celebration of the art of poetry, featuring international, national, state and local poets. API works in collaboration with the city of Austin, the National Endowment for the Arts, local and national poetry organizations and over 15 Austin-area venues.

This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department/Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.