New Content for Juneteenth, Poems for Father's Day, and more

June 14, 2022
In honor of Juneteenth next week, read a few poems from The Book of American Negro Poetry (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922), edited by James Weldon Johnson

Sic Vita” by William Stanley Braithwaite
The Road To The Bow” by James D. Corrothers
Sonnet” by Alice Dunbar-Nelson 
The New Day” by Fenton Johnson
Poem” by Helene Johnson
Summer Magic” by Leslie Pinckney Hill 
Dusk Song” by William Moore
 
James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson was born on June 17, 1871, in Jacksonville, Florida. The author of several books of prose and poetry, he became the national organizer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1920. Johnson died on June 26, 1938. Celebrate Johnson by reading his poems, including “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
 
More Poems for Juneteenth
 
Reparation” by Joshua Bennett
To a Dark Girl” by Gwendolyn Bennett
We are Marching” by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs
My People” by Langston Hughes
Emancipation” by Priscilla Jane Thompson 
For My People” by Margaret Walker

Celebrate Pride Month, browse more LGBTQ poems, essays, books, and photos from the archive, including Adrienne Rich’s letter to Betty Kray, the first Executive Director of the Academy of American Poets. 
 
Poems for Fathers Day
 
Purple” by Kwame Dawes
Of the Threads that Connect the Stars” by Martín Espada
Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden 
All the Thoughts at a Football Game” by Juan Felipe Herrera
Asked for a Happy Memory of Her Father, She Recalls Wrigley Field” by Beth Ann Fennelly
The Gift” by Li-Young Lee
Shoulders” by Naomi Shihab Nye
Portrait of My Father as a Pianist” by Cynthia Dewi Oka
Announcing the First Book Award Judge
 
We’re thrilled to announce that Eduardo C. Corral is the judge of the 2023 Academy of American Poets First Book Award, the most generous first-book prize for poetry in the U.S. The winning manuscript will be published by Graywolf Press and the winning poet will receive a paid residency at Civitella Ranieri. Submissions will be accepted online between July 1 and September 1, 2022. 
 
Jos Charles on Journaling

It has this private, non-performative element that I can give myself permission to be so much more associational. And I don’t know. I remember more. Yeah, that’s been the curious thing. I’m remembering much more, maybe too much. It’s a little bit of the open the flood gates and, oh, no. Remembering what it’s like to be a child again, the poor thing… But it’s… Yeah, no, it’s been good. I recommend it. If you haven’t journaled, I recommend it.

Jos Charles is the author of feeld (Milkweed Editions, 2018), a winner of the National Poetry Series and long-listed for the 2018 National Book Award. Read and listen to Charles discuss her curatorial approach and more on Poets.org
 
#PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week
 
Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: the virtual launch of Human Resources by Ryann Stevenson, the 2021 winner of the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize from Milkweed Editions. Stevenson will be joined in conversation by Richie Hofmann. This event is presented in partnership with the Academy of American Poets, the Alan B. Slifka Foundation, and The Ruby. Wednesday, June 15 at 7 p.m. CDT / 8 p.m. EDT. Register for this free event here
 
Watch and listen to Anthony Vahni Capildeo read Kendel Hippolyte’s poem “Bright.” Part of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation’s Read By series of poetry films.
Apply Now: Poetry Coalition Fellowships
 
With thanks to the Mellon Foundation, the Poetry Coalition is pleased to announce the 2022–23 Poetry Coalition Fellowships, which are paid fellowship positions hosted by founding member organizations Letras LatinasMass PoetryUrban WordWoodland Pattern, and Youth Speaks. Applications are being accepted until July 3, 2022. The positions will begin on September 5, 2022 and end on June 30, 2023. Interested individuals who are 21 or older are encouraged to apply, including those who are enrolled in or have recently graduated from an MFA program in creative writing.
 
Revisit last week’s Poem-a-Day selections with us on Poets.org:

June 5: “Of a Certain Friendship” by Elsa Gidlow 
June 6: from “When the Rooster Announces the Dawn of Another Day” by Alain Mabanckou
June 7: “Klangfarbenmelodie” by manuel arturo abreu
June 8: “Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’” by Chase Berggrun
June 9: “sky hammer” by Julian Talamantez Brolaski
June 10: “There Is a Black Fly in Your Chardonnay” by Rindon Johnson
June 11: “A Shropshire Lad, XXX” by A. E. Housman
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