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ON NATIONAL POETRY MONTH |
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"By all accounts, National Poetry Month has been part of a nationwide revival of interest in poetry over the last decade or so." —Publishers Weekly
"[National Poetry Month] is a marketing tool that works. Thousands of bookstores and cultural institutions line up poetry readings and workshops, hanging posters to bring beleaguered and oft ignored poets necessary attention. It shouldn’t be confined to a month" —The Village Voice
"When I was in college, poetry was radical; there were giant readings. It was just so exciting; we had books of poetry everywhere. It a part of the culture. I want to bring that back. I want to give people a feeling of excitement. I want to give people a sense of confidence. I want to encourage people to go to the library and browse. Go to a bookstore and browse. Now, who goes to the poetry section of a bookstore? That’s why it’s so good to have National Poetry Month in April, because nobody goes to the poetry section, unless you know what you’re looking for." —Camille Paglia, interview in the Boston Phoenix |
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ON POETS.ORG |
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"It isn’t just the content that draws people [to Poets.org]; it’s the attitude as well. The site, like NPM events, has a 'you are welcome here' feel. The academy seems to be sharing what it loves, not handing down decrees from on high."
—Christian Science Monitor
Do yourself a favor and peruse the revamped web site from the Academy of American Poets... You'll need to set aside some quality time. It's like a literary Disneyland."
—Yahoo! |
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ON POETRY & THE CREATIVE MIND |
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"Poetry, if we may take a moment to explain to the young people, is an art form somewhat like rap, only it does not sell, and since the death of Lord Byron there has been a paucity of bling-bling. Seeking to remedy this, The Academy of American Poets pulled in quite the dazzling lineup of celebrities to read at the Juilliard Theater at Lincoln Center on Tuesday." —The New York Times
"The broad range of creative work of the evening's featured presenters should stand as testimony to poetry's power." —The Village Voice |
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News from the Academy of American Poets
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March 17, 2010 New Voices: Anthology Honors Next Generation of Poets
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February 16, 2010 Poets.org Launches Poem Flow App for iPhones
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January 26, 2010 Revealed: National Poetry Month 2010 Poster Design by Marian Bantjes
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January 11, 2010 Naomi Shihab Nye and Marie Ponsot Elected Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets
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October 2, 2009 Linda Gregg Receives the Lenore Marshall Prize of $25,000 for the year's most outstanding book of poetry
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September 14, 2009 Jean Valentine and Harryette Mullen Receive Major Poetry Awards
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August 4, 2009 Jennifer K. Sweeney Receives the James Laughlin Award
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June 17, 2009 Poets.org Launches New Poetry Resources for Teens
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May 5, 2009 J. Michael Martinez Receives the 2009 Walt Whitman Award
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April 21, 2009 Free Verse Photo Project Launches as Ongoing Showcase on Poets.org
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March 26, 2009 Avi Sharon receives the 2009 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
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March 17, 2009 Academy of American Poets Announces Poetry by the Pocketful for National Poetry Month 2009
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February 4, 2009 National Poetry Month 2009 Poster by Paul Sahre Unveiled
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January 12, 2009 Marilyn Hacker and Edward Hirsch Elected to the Board of Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets
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October 1, 2008 Henri Cole Receives the Lenore Marshall Prize: $25,000 for the Year's Most Outstanding Book of Poetry
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September 18, 2008 Rusty Morrison Receives the James Laughlin Award: $5,000 for an Outstanding Second Book
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September 2, 2008 Louise Glück and Brigit Pegeen Kelly Receive Major Poetry Awards
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July 17, 2008 Poet Laureate Kay Ryan Is One of Five Poets Featured in New Poet's View DVD
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June 5, 2008 Patrick Barron Receives the $5000 Raiziss/de Palchi Prize
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May 8, 2008 Jonathan Thirkield Receives the 2008 Walt Whitman Award
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April 9, 2008 Clayton Eshleman Receives the 2008 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
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March 18, 2008 The Academy of American Poets Presents National Poetry Month Readings and Events
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March 12, 2008 Academy of American Poets Launches Poem In Your Pocket Day Celebration
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March 12, 2008 Academy of American Poets Launches First Mobile Poetry Site
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February 14, 2008 Be Mine: Poems for Valentines
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January 16, 2008 National Poetry Month 2008 Poster by SpotCo Unveiled
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January 8, 2008 Victor Hernández Cruz & Ron Padgett Elected to the Board of Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets
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October 3, 2007 Alice Notley Receives the Lenore Marshall Prize
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September 18, 2007 James McMichael Receives the Academy of American Poets Fellowship
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September 10, 2007 Brenda Shaughnessy Receives the James Laughlin Award
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August 2, 2007 Charles Simic Receives the Wallace Stevens Award
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June 11, 2007 Adria Bernardi Awarded the Raiziss/de Palchi Fellowship
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May 14, 2007 Robert Fagles and Susanna Nied Recognized for their Translations of Poetry
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April 4, 2007 Sally Van Doren Receives the Walt Whitman Award
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March 19, 2007 Poetry's Biggest Fans to Lead Celebration of National Poetry Month
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March 11, 2007 Lauren Bacall, Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke, Alfre Woodard, and Others to Read at Benefit for Academy of American Poets
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January 25, 2007 National Poetry Month 2007 Poster by Christoph Niemann Unveiled
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December 14, 2006 Lyn Hejinian, Sharon Olds, and Carl Phillips Elected to the Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors
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October 17, 2006 Eleanor Lerman Receives the Lenore Marshall Prize; Tracy K. Smith Receives the James Laughlin Award
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September 26, 2006 Carl Phillips Receives the Academy of American Poets Fellowship for Distinguished Poetic Achievement
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September 5, 2006 Michael Palmer Receives the Wallace Stevens Award
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August 29, 2006 The Academy of American Poets Announces Finalists for 2006 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
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May 15, 2006 Anne Pierson Wiese Receives the 2006 Walt Whitman Award
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April 20, 2006 Academy of American Poets Presents: The Second Annual “Word for Word” Series
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April 17, 2006 John DuVal Receives the Raiziss/de Palchi Prize
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April 11, 2006 Academy of American Poets Leads Book Giveaway for National Poetry Month
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March 13, 2006 Richard Zenith Wins Landon Translation Award, Brings Major Brazilian Poet to English Readers
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January 31, 2006 Rita Dove, Gerald Stern, and Kay Ryan Elected to Academy of American Poets' Board of Chancellors
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January 18, 2006 Poetry Read-a-Thon to Launch on Poets.org
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November 28, 2005 “Pennies for Poetry” Campaign Launched
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November 1, 2005 Anne Winters Receives 2005 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
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September 28, 2005 The 2005 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize Shortlist, $25,000 Book-of-the-Year Award
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September 19, 2005 Academy of American Poets Announces $130,000 in Prizes to Poets
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May 25, 2005 Mary Rose O'Reilley Receives 2005 Walt Whitman Award
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May 23, 2005 Poets.org, the Most Popular Nonprofit Poetry Website, Re-Launched by Academy of American Poets
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May 3, 2005 Daryl Hine Receives the 2005 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
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April 22, 2005 Academy Gives Away 1,200 Free Books in Bryant Park
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April 13, 2005 Academy of American Poets to Sponsor Free Book Give-Away
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April 5, 2005 Empire State Building Honors the Academy of American Poets with Special Lighting
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March 30, 2005 Poet Robert Creeley Dies at 78
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March 3, 2005 Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Diane von Furstenberg, Maya Lin, Dan Rather, Minnie Driver, & Others to Read at Benefit for Academy of American Poets
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February 24, 2005 Robert Pinsky, Susan Stewart, and C. K. Williams Elected to Academy's Board of Chancellors
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February 14, 2005 The Academy of American Poets Plans Largest Ever Celebration for 10th National Poetry Month
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February 2, 2005 Ann Snodgrass Receives the 2004 Raiziss/de Palchi Fellowship
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December 9, 2004 Poet, Composer, and Performer Jackson Mac Low Dies at 82
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December 2, 2004 Mona Van Duyn Dies at 83
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November 15, 2004 Jane Hirshfield Receives 70th Academy Fellowship
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October 27, 2004 Historic Reading of Sylvia Plath's Ariel, Featuring Her Daughter, Frieda Hughes
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October 21, 2004 Anthony Hecht Dies at 81
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October 19, 2004 Donald Revell Receives 2004 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
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October 8, 2004 Mark Strand Receives the Wallace Stevens Award
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September 22, 2004 Academy Announces Finalists for 2004 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
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September 8, 2004 Jeff Clark Receives 2004 James Laughlin Award, $5,000 for a Second Book of Poems
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August 5, 2004 Academy of American Poets Selects 31 National Poetry Landmarks
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June 5, 2004 Anselm Hollo and Charles Martin Receive the 2004 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
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May 5, 2004 Geri Doran Receives the 2004 Walt Whitman Award
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April 20, 2004 Cynthia Rowley Designs "Cause" T-Shirt for the Academy of American Poets
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March 24, 2004 Empire State Building Honors Academy of American Poets with a Special Lighting on April 1
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March 1, 2004 Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Diane Sawyer, Wynton Marsalis, Cynthia Rowley to Read at Benefit for the Academy of American Poets
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February 26, 2004 Academy of American Poets Launches National Poetry Almanac for National Poetry Month 2004
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Poets.org Launches Mobile Site, March 2008
 Newsweek Magazine, April 12, 2004
 Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities, May/June 2004
 Publishers Weekly, April 5, 2005

Scholastic News, April 4, 2005

The Patriot News, April 21, 2005 |
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