2023 Poet-in-Residence Ama Codjoe, during The Poetic Line event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. ( Photo: Enid Alvarez ) The Guggenheim is seeking a Poet-in-Residence The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, in collaboration with the Academy of American Poets, is seeking its third Poet-in-Residence... News 22 Dec 2023 | 02:18
Sally Wen Mao has released a new book of collected poem from Graywolf Press ( Jess X Snow) Poet Explores China’s Complex Relations with the West As she shows in her new collection, Sally Wen Mao is a poet of fierce intellect and even fiercer imagination. Like the greats,... News 22 Sep 2023 | 03:45
Poet Kay Bell. Photo courtesy of Kay Bell ‘Intervening on Behalf of Humanity’ Poet Kay Bell’s new book, “Diary of an Intercessor,” from Finishing Line Press, touches on ancestry, difficult childhoods,... News 01 Sep 2021 | 10:26
Screenshot of the virtual induction ceremony for Audre Lorde at the American Poets Corner at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Honoring Audre Lorde In a moving tribute of verse and song, a literary luminary has her name etched in stone at a cathedral. On what would have... News 20 Feb 2021 | 11:05
Poet Bob Rosenthal, Allen Ginsberg’s former secretary and friend. Photo: Isaac Rosenthal The Resounding Wail From its electric start to its galvanizing end, Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” is ever vital as it celebrates its sixty-fifth anniversary... News 09 Feb 2021 | 03:02
Amanda Gorman steps to the podium to recite her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” during the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II, via Office of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Flickr ( MC1 / Carlos M. Vazquez II; OCJCS) Publishing: Interest Grows in Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Within hours of Amanda Gorman’s reading of the inaugural poem, bookstores were hearing from their customers. “Hopefully this... City Arts 29 Jan 2021 | 12:49
Classicist Emily Wilson, the first female translator of “The Odyssey,” read portions of Homer’s historic work aboard a NY Waterway ferry cruising the Hudson River in 2018. Photo: Aslan Chalom Poets House Suspends Operations One of the country’s leading literary community and educational centers, Poets House, is suspending operations because of... News 19 Nov 2020 | 12:23
Atlas staying safe. Photo: Brenda Rezak Word on the Street If you look out the window, you may see the sun By Elizabeth Haller-Walsh If you look out the window, you may see the sun Trees,... News 22 Jul 2020 | 04:57