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| As the U.S. Looks Toward the Inauguration, the Academy of American Poets Selects Three Students' Inaugural Poems to Speak to the Moment | The Academy of American Poets, the nation’s leading champion of poets and poetry, has selected three students’ poems to share for the occasion of the Presidential Inauguration on January 20. The three poems were chosen from… | |
| Natalie Diaz, Nikky Finney, and Tracy K. Smith Named Academy Chancellors in History Making Election | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that Natalie Diaz, Nikky Finney, and Tracy K. Smith have been elected to its Board of Chancellors. In this role, the three poets will consult with the… | |
| Submissions Being Accepted for the 2021 Poets Laureate Fellowships | Submissions are now being accepted for the 2021 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships. The $50,000 fellowships will honor Poets Laureate of states, cities, counties, U.S. territories, or Tribal nations, enabling… | |
| The Academy of American Poets Announces Twelve Poem-a-Day Guest Editors for 2021 | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce twelve new Poem-a-Day guest editors who will each curate a month of poems in 2021. The guest editors are all award-winning poets who represent wide-ranging editorial… | |
| Announcing the Judges for the 2021 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and 2021 James Laughlin Award | We are pleased to announce that Cornelius Eady, Vievee Francis, and Elise Pasc | |
| The Academy of American Poets Welcomes Anjali Khosla to its Board of Directors and Len Ejiogu as New Senior Director of Finance to its Staff | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that Anjali Khosla is the newest member elected to join the organization’s Board of Directors, and that Len Ejiogu has been named Senior Director… | |
| Announcing the Finalists of the 2021 National Poetry Month Poster Competition for Students | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the eleven finalists of the 2021 National Poetry Month Poster Competition for Students. More than 145 high school students from across the country responded to an open… | |
| 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.… | |
| 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’… | |
| 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 |