Poem-a-Day - "The world we want is on the way"

January 31, 2023
In honor of the new month tomorrow, read poems by a few poets born in February: 
 
Our Land” by Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901)
Wait” by Galway Kinnell (February 1, 1927)
My Song” by Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr. (February 2, 1861)
A Memory Of the Players In a Mirror at Midnight” by James Joyce (February 2, 1882)
Learning” by Judith Viorst (February 2, 1931)
Stanzas in Meditation” by Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874)
The World We Want Is Us” by Alice Walker (February 9, 1944)
A Song for Many Movements” by Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934)
Eve Remembering” by Toni Morrison (February 18, 1931)
Wild Swans” by Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892)
Skin Tight” by Ishmael Reed (February 22, 1938)

“There is a reason that poetry and the arts have existed for as long as human culture has: they add to our existence by shining a light on all aspects of who we are and what we feel, so poetry itself is one of the very real foundations of community.”

Read an interview with Poet Laureate Fellow and Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason. Read more about Mason, including poems. 

Untitled Poem For Sarah
At The Corner of New Orleans and Frontier - At Disneyland

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We’re thrilled to partner with Scholastic to reveal the design of the official 2023 National Poetry Month poster featuring artwork by Marc Brown, creator of the popular Arthur books and the PBS television series! The artwork incorporates an excerpted line of poetry by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

We’ll be distributing the poster free-of-charge to 85,000+ schools, libraries, bookstores, and individuals nationwide in time for the April literary celebration. Order your free copy here

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Watch Tyree Daye read his poem “With Many Hands and Feet.” Daye is the author of Cardinal (Copper Canyon Press, 2020) and River Hymns (American Poetry Review, 2017), winner of the APR/Honickman First Book Prize. Read and listen to Daye discuss the Poem-a-Day curatorial approach and more on Poets.org
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 #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week

Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: Join Poets & Writers for a celebration of the ten poets featured in their eighteenth annual look at debut poets. The free virtual event will include readings by the poets and conversation about their influences, inspirations, and paths to publication. February 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. EST. Register here. (Sponsored)

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Apply for the 2023 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships

The Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships are $50,000 awards given to honor poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions and to enable them to undertake meaningful, impactful, and innovative projects that engage their fellow residents, including youth, with poetry, helping to address issues important to their communities, as well as create new work. We are accepting applications for the 2023 fellowships until February 17, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Find out more here.  

Apply for the 2023 Ambroggio Prize

The Ambroggio Prize is a $1,000 publication prize given for a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation. The winning manuscript is published by University of Arizona Press. The 2023 Ambroggio Prize will be judged by Achy Obejas. Learn more and apply here by February 15, 2023 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

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Apply for the 2023 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award

The Harold Morton Landon Translation Award is a $1,000 award recognizing a poetry collection translated from any language into English and published in the previous calendar year. The 2023 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award will be judged by Anna Deeny Morales. Learn more and apply here by February 15, 2023 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

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

January 22: “Dance” by Alfred Kreymborg
January 23: “People to Run From”  by Diana Marie Delgado
January 24: “our own names” by Destiny Hemphill
January 25: “After Striving” by Corrie Lynn White
January 26: “Devonport” by Chloe Honum
January 27: “Dearly Departed, Again I Dreamt About a Ship” by Camonghne Felix
January 28: “From the Stone Age” by Alice Corbin Henderson
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