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| The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 23 Poet Laureate Fellows Across the Country | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce its 2021 Poet Laureate Fellows. These 23 individuals serve as poets laureate of states and cities across the U. S. and will be leading public poetry programs in their… | Jun 3, 2021 |
| The Academy of American Poets Awarded Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $75,000 Grant for Arts Projects in the literature category from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the largest of 74 grants in this… | May 12, 2021 |
| The Academy of American Poets Recommends 21 Poems for Mother’s Day 2021 | Sharing poems on Mother's Day is a special way to honor the mothers and mother figures we know, whether or not it’s possible to visit with loved ones in person. For the upcoming occasion, the Academy of American Poets and… | May 7, 2021 |
| Announcing the 2021 Poetry Coalition Fellowship Hosts | The Poetry Coalition, a network of 25+ poetry organizations coordinated by the Academy of American Poets, is pleased to announce the 2021–2022 Poetry Coalition Fellowships, which are paid fellowship positions for five… | May 6, 2021 |
| The Academy of American Poets Announces Winners of the Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize | Today, April 22, recognized as Earth Day, the Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the 2021 winners of the Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize, which honors exceptional poems that help make real for readers the… | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Twenty Ten Twenty-Five: A Mellon Foundation Project | In honor of the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month, the Academy of American Poets was pleased to assist with a special project by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation called “Twenty Ten Twenty-Five,” which features 10… | Apr 21, 2021 |
| Claudia Rankine Selects Kemi Alabi as the Winner of the 2021 Academy of American Poets First Book Award | Award-winning poet Claudia Rankine has selected Kemi Alabi’s manuscript Against Heaven as the recipient of the 2021 Academy of American Poets First Book Award, the nation’s most valuable first-book prize for a poet. Alabi’s… | Apr 8, 2021 |
| The Academy of American Poets Reports its Highest K–12 Education Program Participation Ever | With this week marking the start of the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world, the Academy of American Poets is experiencing the highest engagement with its K–12 Education… | Apr 1, 2021 |
| The Academy of American Poets Announces Virtual Programs for the 25th Anniversary of National Poetry Month | Thursday, April 1, marks the beginning of the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month, an occasion launched by the Academy of American Poets to celebrate the integral role that poets and poetry have in our culture. This… | Mar 30, 2021 |
| The Academy of American Poets to Present the 2021 Leadership Award to Jonathan Galassi, President of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of National Poetry Month | On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month, the Academy of American Poets will present its Leadership Award to Jonathan Galassi, former Academy Board Chairman and current President of Farrar, Straus… | Mar 24, 2021 |