Late Chancellor C. D. Wright on writing, memory, for American Archives Month, which begins today. Read more about Wright on Poets.org.
Watch Naomi Shihab Nye reading “How Do I Know When a Poem Is Finished?” for the Dear Poet project. Young people grades 5-12 are invited to send us their letters in response to the poem, for a chance to have them featured on poets.org.
BIG NEWS! Walt Whitman Award winners will now be published by Graywolf Press and receive an all-expenses-paid six-week residency at the Civitella Ranieri Center in Italy. Submissions open September 1, and poet Tracy K. Smith will judge.
There’s still time for students in grades 3-12 to have their poems published on Poets.org as part of our Poet-to-Poet Project for National Poetry Month. Deadline is April 30!
HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY MONTH!
The Academy of American Poets launched National Poetry Month in 1996, and today it is the largest literary celebration in the world! Join the fun this April by participating in the our special projects and initiatives, like Poet-to-Poet, Poem in Your Pocket Day, and more!
New York State poets and essayists, we want to hear about your favorite poem!
Submit an essay to Poetry Unites telling us why X poem moves or inspires you. Four winners will be selected and have their essays made into short documentary films.
“When he was twenty-two, Stoker read and fell in love with Walt Whitman’s poetry, finding solace and joy between the covers of Leaves of Grass. And, like many fans, he wanted the connection that he felt to Whitman to be real. Late one night, cloaked in the comfort of darkness, Stoker poured his soul out to Whitman in a shockingly honest letter that described himself and his disposition. That letter, when Stoker finally mustered the courage to mail it, would begin an unexpected literary friendship that lasted until Whitman’s death.” The unlikely friendship between Walt Whitman and Bram Stoker.
