20th annual Poetry & the Creative Mind
Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. EDT
The Academy of American Poets and Honorary Event Chair Rose Styron host a virtual gala celebrating the National Poetry Month.
Featuring:
Richard Blanco and Kimiko Hahn (Masters of Ceremonies)
with readings from:
Andrew Bird
Alan Cumming
Ethan Hawke
Emily Igwike, National Student Poet
Daniel Dae Kim
Eric Kim
Ada Limón, U.S. Poet Laureate
John Lithgow
Shantell Martin
Liam Neeson
Molly Shannon
Malala Yousafzai
Proceeds support the Academy of American Poets K–12 Education Program, providing free resources for tens of thousands of teachers each year.
2023 Producers Circle
Executive Produced by
Larry Berger and Anouk Markovits
Patricia Grodd and Michael Stone
Alexandra Jackson
Susan and John Jackson
Michael Jacobs and Sheridan Hay
The Liana Foundation
Tess O’Dwyer
Eunice and Vincent Panetta
Andrew Schiff and Alexandra Wolfe Schiff
Elizabeth Sobol
Produced by
Ian Kennedy
Rachelle and Anthony Malkin
Eric and Elizabeth Warren
Associate Produced by
Elisabeth Carter
Linda Nemec Foster
Elizabeth Wade and Colin Rafferty
with additional support from
Susan Vartanian Barba, Agnes Bourne, Michael A. Boyd, Carol Coonrod, Patricia Creegan, Suzanne Cryer, Margaret H. Douglas-Hamilton, Susan I. Einowski, Diane Faissler, Jude M. Ford, Dennis Gallagher, Robert Hall, Penn and Diane Holsenbeck, Helen Houghton, Marilyn Kallet, Camille Lannan & Yury Gitman, Jessica & Paul Maich, Susan E. Master, Nancy McKay, David Miller, Bruno Navasky & Melissa Ozawa, Gwenn A. Nusbaum, Myles O'Malley, Mr. & Mrs. Michael Salcman, Katie Sammons, Tim Schaffner, Cynthia J. Schumacher, Erica Selyukova, Peter Sorock, Rose Styron, Caroline Thurston, Marsha Tosk & Seymour Ubell, Patricia Towers, Chaim Wachsberger, Margaret E. Wagner, Arete Warren, and Holly York
proceeds support national poetry month
The Academy of American Poets Education Program provides tens of thousands of educators with free resources each year, helping bring poetry into the classroom during National Poetry Month and beyond.
for questions about corporate sponsorship
The Academy of American Poets is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Support of Poetry & the Creative Mind, less the value of material benefits, is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. For assistance with Producers Circle contributions, contact Molly Walsh, Senior Director of Individual Giving: (917) 985-9233.