One of the most widely distributed poetry magazines featuring a panorama of poems, essays, and more by American poets
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Launched in 1996, American Poets is published in April and October each year exclusively for the members of the Academy of American Poets— devoted individuals who make our free programs possible. The magazine showcases work by poets past and present, including Ai, Richard Blanco, Gwendolyn Brooks, Natalie Diaz, T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Jorie Graham, Lyn Heijinian, Edward Hirsch, Li-Young Lee, Robert Lowell, Dawn Lundy Martin, Naomi Shihab Nye, Tracy K. Smith, Walt Whitman, and C.D. Wright. The Books Noted section features reviews of not-to-miss new poetry collections. And, of course, each and every article is accompanied by memorable poems. Browse a selection of American Poets features:
Richard Blanco on His Poem "Mother Country" and His Work Today
Over six years ago, as I waited to be called up to the podium before the National Mall to recite...
Poetry & Democracy: Khaled Mattawa on Whitman's Democratic Vistas
In his essay Democratic Vistas (1871) Walt Whitman...
Eileen Myles and Solmaz Sharif: A Conversation Across Generations
Eileen Myles moved from Boston to New York City to become a poet in 1974. Since then, she has...
Flexing the Form: Contemporary Innovation in the Sestina
Imagine the troubadour life, competing for the admiration of the court to secure your living as...
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