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| Title | Content | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Announcing a New Collaboration with the Dodge Poetry Festival | This October 20-23, the Academy of American Poets will join forces with the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival to present its annual Poets Forum weekend of events as part of the festival, the nation's largest. This will… | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Announcing the 2016 Walt Whitman Award Winner | We’re happy to announce that Mai Der Vang is the recipient of the 2016 Walt Whitman Award for her manuscript, Afterland. | Mar 23, 2016 |
| Introducing Our New Chancellor | Brenda Hillman has been named our newest Chancellor, an honorary position that has been held by some of the most distinguished poets in the United States, including | Jan 7, 2016 |
| Winners of the 2015 University & College Poetry Prizes Published on Poets.org | We're pleased to announce that the winners of the Academy of American Poets' 2015 University & College Poetry Prizes are now published on Poets.org. | Dec 21, 2015 |
| Poem-A-Day: The Book | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the publication of POEM-A-DAY: 365 Poems for Every Occasion, to be released by Abrams Books. Inspired by the digital series Poem-a-Day, this new book is organized… | Dec 7, 2015 |
| Academy of American Poets Education Ambassador Richard Blanco and Illustrator Dav Pilkey Release Children’s Book One Today | Join Academy of American Poets Education Ambassador and inaugural poet Richard Blanco and illustrator Dav Pilkey as they celebrate the release of their collaboration One Today at a special celebration to be held on Monday,… | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Carolyn Forché Announced as Judge of 2016 Walt Whitman Award | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that Carolyn Forché will judge the 2016 Walt Whitman Award, the | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Juan Felipe Herrera Announced as U.S. Poet Laureate | We're thrilled to share that Academy of American Poets Chancellor Juan Felipe Herrera is the new Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. | Jun 10, 2015 |
| 2015 Walt Whitman Award Winner Announced | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tracy K. | Mar 25, 2015 |
| Academy of American Poets Presents: Carolyn Forché and Kevin Young at the 2015 AWP Conference | The Academy of American Poets is pleased to host a reading featuring poets Carolyn Forché and Kevin Young at the AWP Conference on Saturday, April 11, at 8:30 p.m. | Mar 23, 2015 |