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

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Proceeds support the Academy of American Poets K–12 Education Program, providing free resources for tens of thousands of teachers each year.

Sponsors of Poetry and the Creative Mind 2023

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

email Michelle Campagna

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.

20th annual Poetry & the Creative Mind

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