On April 24, 2014, the Academy of American Poets presented its twelfth annual Poetry & the Creative Mind celebratory reading at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
Special guest readers included:
| Michaela Coplen | Rosie Perez |
| Billy Crudup | Parker Posey |
| Tina Fey | Esperanza Spalding |
| Kevin Kline | Patrick Stewart |
| Julianna Margulies | Meryl Streep |
| Drew Nieporent | Carrie Mae Weems |
... with master of ceremonies Chip Kidd