A lonely day leads to a college poetry prize

The Academy of American Poets gives prizes to university and college students. One of them is Lauren Chumbley.

Thought of the day by Emily Dickinson, “Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul / And sings the tune without the words / And never stops at all.” — why ...

Thought of the day by Emily Dickinson, “Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul / And sings the tune without the words / And never stops at all.” — Over 1,800 poems. One timeless ...
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The Atlantic Publishes ‘The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),’ Recognizing the Most Consequential Poetry Collections of the Past 25 Years

Today The Atlantic launches “The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),” a new editorial project that brings together the 25 most consequential poetry collections of the past 25 years, and ...
Yahoo

The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely do ...
PBS

American Academy of Poets head on bringing poetry to people

Founded in 1934, the Academy of American Poets is one of the nation’s leading literary organizations and the largest funder of poets. Its new leader wants to emphasize and expand the linguistic ...
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Racial healing finds new voice in community poets

Discover how poets like Kelvin 'KJ' Marshall and Margie 'Mia X' Johnson are using verse to foster racial healing and build ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Best American Poetry’ under fire for including poet who faked being Chinese

A prestigious poetry anthology is under fire for including a poem by a white author who published some of his work under a Chinese pen name in order to gain editors’ attention. The poem, called “The ...
NPR

Academy of American Poets receives its largest-ever donation

Writers all over the United States get support from The Academy of American Poets. Its programming, which includes classroom materials and public readings, reaches millions of Americans. In 2020, the ...
Salon

A white poet, a Chinese name, and yellowface in “Best American Poetry”: As “Yi-Fen Chou,” a white writer toys with a racial history he obviously doesn’t understand

When Sherman Alexie, bestselling author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, agreed to guest-edit this year’s edition of Best American Poetry, he could hardly have predicted he’d be in ...
PBS

First Latino head of Academy of American Poets on bringing poetry to more people

An editing error in the headline inverted the name of the organization Academy of American Poets. The headline has since been updated. Founded in 1934, the Academy of ...