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The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For 3 generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry.

June Jordan, born on this day in 1936. Read her work at Poets.org.

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Today on #NPM17 Event Spotlight we are “Celebrating June Jordan”!

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“All of my life I have been a poet: Somebody moving in the world by means of words“—June Jordan, in this 1978 postcard from our archive. Read more at Poets.org.

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