Four Academy Chancellors are part of an official contingent of American writers traveling to Cuba for the first time in over six decades. Read more on POETS.org.
Teachers, this week’s Teach This Poem features Arthur Sze’s poem “Unpacking a Globe” accompanied by resources and activities. Read more here: http://bit.ly/1OD5vgW
“For me, translation is, in a way, the most intimate form of reading—the most concentrated form—and it’s also vital to my process of creation…When I’m sometimes thinking about what can I do next as a poet, that’s a really good time for me to translate someone else’s work and sort of step into someone else’s imaginative worldview.”
Arthur Sze on translation.
Video from last year’s Poets Forum.
We hope you can join us this year for our eighth annual Forum: NYC, October 16-18. More than 30 award-winning poets will be in attendance, including Richard Blanco, Edward Hirsch, Jane Hirshfield, Claudia Rankine, and C. D. Wright. Purchase tickets now to save 20%! http://www.eventbrite.com/e/poets-forum-2014-october-16-18-tickets-11871486937
For National Poetry Month 2014, we introduce Poet-to-Poet, a multimedia educational project that invites young students in grades 3-12 to write poems in response to those shared by award-winning poets who serve on the Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors.
STUDENTS: To participate, watch the videos then write your own response poem. (Follow the directions on the site.)
TEACHERS: If you are interested in using Poet-to-Poet in the classroom, we worked with a curriculum specialist to design a series of activities, aligned with the Common Core, especially for you. Click the link to the Lesson Plans.
Great article on Academy Chancellor Arthur Sze.
