Hispanic Heritage Month, the 2022-2023 Poetry Coalition Fellows, and more

September 13, 2022

Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins on September 15, by reading these voices and more on Poets.org:

“Chile’s Land” by Gabriela Mistral, translated by Ursula K. Le Guin
“Central America in My Heart” by Oscar Gonzales
“Un Mango Grows in Kansas” by Huascar Medina

“Ode to the Head Nod” by Elizabeth Acevedo
“When I Became La Promesa” by Peggy Robles-Alvarado
“Spanish As Experienced by a Native Speaker” by John Olivares Espinoza
“Black Parade” by Darrel Alejandro Holnes
“Maine Yet Miami” by Richard Blanco
“From Barrio Obrero to La Quince” by Nicole Cecilia Delgado, translated by Urayoán Noel

Presenting the 2022-23 Poetry Coalition Fellows

The Poetry Coalition, a network of 25+ poetry organizations, presents its third cohort of the Poetry Coalition Fellowship program. These five individuals have been selected to receive paid fellowships, each at a different host organization within the Poetry Coalition: Letras Latinas, Mass Poetry, Urban Word NYC, Woodland Pattern, and Youth Speaks. The fellows will work part-time over the course of a forty-week period beginning September. The fellows will also receive professional development opportunities. Read more about the fellows.

The Academy of American Poets Announces a New Funding Opportunity for Literary Organizations That Present or Serve Poets, or Incorporate Poetry

We are pleased to announce a new multi-year funding opportunity for literary organizations that present or serve poets, or incorporate poetry as part of their programming. Eligible organizations will be able to apply for two-year grants of $5,000–$25,000 each year, or $10,000–$50,000 total, to support capacity-building initiatives. Applications will be accepted through October 28 at 5 p.m. ET on the Academy of American Poets’ Submittable page. Interested applicants can attend an information session on September 16 at 1 p.m. ET. Learn more about eligibility requirements.

#PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week

Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: The Emily Dickinson Museum’s annual Tell It Slant Poetry Festival, featuring FREE workshops, panels, and readings by talented poets from around the world. This festival will be hybrid with events happening online and in-person at the Emily Dickinson Museum (280 Main St., Amherst, MA) from Monday, September 19 through Sunday, September 25. Learn more here. (Sponsored).

“Perhaps that was what I’m trying to grasp that with—self-restraint, self-rigor. To be figuring out how to bring that consciousness, how to bring that ethic to the page so that it goes beyond the page, is something that I think a lot of poets think about. It’s not just a lament or a protest, but an awareness that extends beyond the frame of the poem.”

Cynthia Hogue is the author of ten poetry collections, including instead, it is dark (Red Hen Press, 2023). Read and listen to Hogue discuss the Poem-a-Day curatorial approach and more on Poets.org.

Watch and listen to Suzanne Wise read from The Book of Space as part of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation’s Read By series of poetry films.

Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, is accepting applications for its O’Connor Fellow in Creative Writing-Poetry.
Pacific University in Portland, Oregon, is seeking a full-time MFA administrative assistant.

Revisit last week’s Poem-a-Day selections with us on Poets.org:

September 4: “The Nightingale to the Workman” by Morris Rosenfeld
September 5: “Karma” by Elena Karina Byrne
September 6: “Chickens” by Kate Gale
September 7: “Wild Horses Drink from the River of History” by Lois Roma-Deeley
September 8: “I’ve Got the Covid Blues” by Tony Medina
September 9: “Little Richard” by Peter Balakian
September 10: “who were these goddesses” by Jeannette L. Clariond, translated by Samantha Schnee

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Hispanic Heritage Month, the 2022-2023 Poetry Coalition Fellows, and more

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