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Poem-a-Day Surpasses Quarter of a Million Subscribers | Today, the Academy of American Poets has surpassed 250,000 subscribers to Poem-a-Day, its digital series that features new work by contemporary poets on the weekdays and classic work from the public domain on the weekends.… | Dec 1, 2020 |
Submissions Now Being Accepted for 2021 Inaugural Poem Contest for Students | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted for the 2021 Inaugural Poem Contest for Students beginning today, November 30, through December 30, 2020. Three students’ poems will be… | Nov 30, 2020 |
The Academy of American Poets Presents Gather In Poems: A Virtual Reading | The Academy of American Poets is honored to present Gather In Poems: A Virtual Reading on Tuesday, November 24, at 7:30 pm EST, which will reflect on how | Nov 19, 2020 |
Richard Blanco to Judge Inaugural Poem Contest for Students | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that award-winning poet Richard Blanco will judge its recently launched 2021 Inaugural Poem Contest for Students. In 2013, Blanco was commissioned by President Barack… | Nov 17, 2020 |
The Academy of American Poets Announces Inaugural Poem Project and Contest | The Academy of American Poets, the nation’s leading champion of poets and poetry, is pleased to announce the Inaugural Poem Project and Contest for Students. Only five poets in American history have been commissioned by… | Nov 12, 2020 |
Poetry Fund Now Accepting Applications for Grants | In alliance with the Amazon Literary Partnership, the Academy of American Poets invites poetry organizations and presses to submit applications for grants from the Poetry Fund, which will be awarded in 2021. grant-making… | Oct 27, 2020 |
The Academy of American Poets Announces Recipients of the 2020 American Poets Prizes | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 American Poets Prizes, which are among the most valuable and venerable poetry prizes in the United States: NIKKY FINNEY has received the WALLACE… | Sep 23, 2020 |
The Academy of American Poets Presents its Fall–Winter Season | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to present its Fall–Winter Season, which will be entirely virtual and run from September 2020 through February 2021. Programs include a reading and panel discussions by the Academy of… | Sep 22, 2020 |
Claudia Rankine to Judge Academy of American Poets First Book Award | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that Claudia Rankine, author of the award-winning collection Citizen, will judge the 2021 Academy of American Poets First Book Award, the nation’s most generous first-book… | Sep 16, 2020 |
The Poetry Coalition Presents its Inaugural Fellows | The Poetry Coalition, a network of 25+ poetry organizations, is pleased to present its inaugural cohort of the Poetry Coalition Fellowship program. These five individuals have been selected to receive paid fellowships, each… | Sep 16, 2020 |