New York, NY (October 4, 2017)—The Academy of American Poets, the producer of Poets.org, is thrilled to announce new partnerships with Tin House, The Cincinnati Review, and the Kenyon Review to share poems published in these influential journals. A sampler of poems from Tin House’s Fall 2017 issue are now accessible to Poets.org’s many millions of readers, including poems by Teri Ellen Cross Davis, Hafizah Geter, Amanda Hawkins, Terrance Hayes, Claire McQuerry, Erika Meitner, Craig Santos Perez, Roger Reeves, sam sax, and Alexandra Teague. Poems from The Cincinnati Review and the Kenyon Review will be featured in the coming months.
“In addition to being the first place of publication for 260 poets each year through our Poem-a-Day series, we are pleased to work with a variety of publications to share poems, ensuring that the curated collection we’re building on Poets.org reflects the breadth of American poetry being published today. We’re also very happy to introduce our readers to the multiplicity of excellent print journals publishing poets, including Tin House, The Cincinnati Review, and the Kenyon Review," said Jennifer Benka, executive director of the Academy of American Poets.
Journals interested in working with Poets.org to extend their digital reach are encouraged to contact Mary Gannon, Associate Director/Director of Content at [email protected].
Visit the Tin House poetry sampler on Poets.org: /listing/tin-house.
Each poem also exists in our collection: www.poets.org/poems.
About the Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. The organization produces Poets.org, the world’s largest publicly funded website for poets and poetry; National Poetry Month; the popular Poem-a-Day series; American Poets magazine; Teach This Poem and other resources for K-12 educators; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events.
The Academy of American Poets is part of a national poetry coalition working together to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds.
About Tin House
Founded in 1999, Tin House publishes an array of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and interviews as well as features on out-of-print and underappreciated books. Based out of Portland, Oregon, and Brooklyn, New York, Tin House maintains a commitment to including work by undiscovered writers alongside established, prize-winning authors.
About The Cincinnati Review
Since its inception in 2003, The Cincinnati Review has published many promising emerging writers alongside established authors, and remains dedicated to training students in professional publishing, championing literature in all its forms, and bringing new stories, poems, essays, and reviews to a broad and diverse readership.
About the Kenyon Review
Building on a tradition of excellence dating back to 1939, the Kenyon Review has evolved from a distinguished literary magazine to a preeminent arts organization. The Kenyon Review is devoted to nurturing, publishing, and celebrating the best in contemporary writing, expanding the community of diverse readers and writers across the globe.