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| 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 | |
| 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… | |
| 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… | |
| 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… | |
| 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 … |