Poem-a-Day - She flew past blessings long ago

June 13, 2023
Poems for Juneteenth
Celebrate and reflect on Juneteenth next week with these voices from Poets.org:  

To a Dark Girl” by Gwendolyn Bennett
Reparation” by Joshua Bennett
Interrogation Suite: Where did you come from / how did you arrive?” by Remica Bingham-Risher
Emancipation” by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
We are Marching” by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs
I worked hard so my girls didn’t have to serve nobody else like I did except God” by Yona Harvey
My People” by Langston Hughes
Tired” by Fenton Johnson 
Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1770–1863” by Kiki Petrosino
Inheritance” by Camille Rankine
Emancipation” by Priscilla Jane Thompson
For My People” by Margaret Walker

Another and Another Before That: Some Thoughts on Reading


“I knew nothing about Auden’s sexuality—and it would be almost twenty years before I entirely understood my own. But in ‘Lullaby’ I first encountered what, for me, was then just as radical a notion: that love and faithlessness were not necessarily exclusive of each other, and that flaw did not always equal ruin.”

Carl Phillips, from “Another and Another Before That: Some Thoughts on Reading

In celebration of Pride Month, revisit this feature in which Phillips discusses reading and how it informs aesthetics and his own perspective on sexuality. Phillips is the recipient of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection, Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007–2020 (FSG/Carcanet, 2022). 
 
more at poets.org
We’re pleased to announce that Victoria Chang will judge the 2024 Academy of American Poets First Book Award, the nation’s most generous first-book prize for poetry. Submissions to the 2024 First Book Award will be accepted online between July 1 and September 1, 2023.

The winner will receive $5,000 plus a six-week, all-expenses-paid residency at Civitella Ranieri in Umbria, Italy, and the winning manuscript will be published by Graywolf Press in 2025. In addition, the Academy of American Poets will purchase and send thousands of copies of the book to its members, which will make it one of the most widely distributed poetry books of the year. Learn more
 
more at poets.org
Cyrus Cassells
Former Texas poet laureate and 2022 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow Cyrus Cassells honored the winners of What Juneteenth Means (To Me), a poetry contest for Texas students in grades eight through twelve that encourages exploration of the events that make Juneteenth such a significant holiday. 

The winners of the 2023 contest were chosen by Texas historian Martha Hartzog and Texas-based poets Jennifer ChangAmanda Johnston, and Roger ReevesThe Texas Observer will feature first-place winner Samiyah Green’s poem, “The Pantoum,” in the July/August issue of the magazine. 

In honor of Juneteenth, read the winning poems and learn more here.
 
“I also really wanted to amplify work that might be overlooked because it doesn’t behave like poetry should, or because the maker sits outside whatever usual institutions might want to claim or commodify it.”

Brian Teare, Poem-a-Day Guest Editor for June

Teare is the author of six books, including Doomstead Days (Nightboat Books, 2019), winner of the Four Quartets Prize and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle, Kingsley Tufts, and Lambda Literary Awards. Read and listen to a Q&A with Teare about his Poem-a-Day curatorial approach. 
 
more at poets.org
Watch “Poems for a Tattered Planet” by Poetry Coalition founding member Indigenous Nations Poets (In-Na-Po) and Overpass Light Brigade, a short poetic film featuring the 2023 In-Na-Po faculty, fellows, and staff, inspired by the coalition’s 2023 programming theme, “and so much lost      you’d think / beauty had left a lesson: Poetry & Grief."

 #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week

Join Milkweed Editions, the Academy of American Poets, and the Alan B. Slifka Foundation to celebrate Winter Stranger, the debut collection by the 2022 Max Ritvo Prize winner Jackson Holbert, on Thursday, June 15, at 7 p.m. EDT. Register for this free, virtual event here. (Sponsored). 

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

June 4: “Sappho” by Sara Teasdale
June 5: “Sappho for Everybody” by Maxe Crandall
June 6: “Instructions Before Stuttering” by JJJJJerome Ellis
June 7:  “Drought Essay” by Isabel Neal
June 8: “Mahogany” by Vanessa Jimenez Gabb
June 9: from “This Household of Earthly Nature; An Essay” by Cody-Rose Clevidence
June 10: “Walls” by C. P. Cavafy
Copyright © 2023 The Academy of American Poets, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website.



Our mailing address is:
The Academy of American Poets
75 Maiden Lane
STE #901
New York, NY 10038

Add us to your address book


Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Older messages

"Canto for the Chestnut-Eared Laughingthrush" by Hai-Dang Phan

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

And then rushed into the embrace of the mountains Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 13, 2023 Canto for the Chestnut-Eared Laughingthrush Hai-Dang Phan And then rushed into the embrace

"Holly Says Sobriety is Paying Attention" by Susan Landers

Monday, June 12, 2023

Orange tabby in the foxglove. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 12, 2023 Holly Says Sobriety Is Paying Attention Susan Landers Orange tabby in the foxglove. Four beets in a bag. The

from "This Household of Earthly Nature; An Essay" by Cody-Rose Clevidence

Monday, June 12, 2023

the moon's rose madder in composite image: capture Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 9, 2023 from “This Household of Earthly Nature; An Essay” Cody-Rose Clevidence the moon's

"Walls" by C. P. Cavafy

Monday, June 12, 2023

Without reflection, without mercy, without shame, Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. In honor of National Poetry Month, please consider making a gift to help cover the costs of

"The Weather-Cock Points South" by Amy Lowell

Monday, June 12, 2023

I put your leaves aside, / One by one: Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. In honor of National Poetry Month, please consider making a gift to help cover the costs of this

You Might Also Like

How to Watch Tonight's Results and Stay Somewhat Sane

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Here's my guide on what to watch - and not watch - as the votes start getting counted. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

Do you need to cuddle a puppy?

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

— Check out what we Skimm'd for you today November 5, 2024 Subscribe Read in browser But first: tell us what's on your mind on Election Day Update location or View forecast Quote of the Day “

"I am the daughter my mother raised to confront them" by Margo Tamez

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

with grievance's command. // I am the daughter she trains / to translate lightning. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 5, 2024 I am the daughter my mother raised to confront

Kim Kardashian Stunned In Princess Diana’s Necklace On The Red Carpet

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

The LACMA Art + Film Gala looks were epic. The Zoe Report Daily The Zoe Report 11.4.2024 As soon as the calendar switches over to September, I usually go all in on the autumnal vibes. That means

5 Reasons to Ditch Your Bank and Join a Credit Union

Monday, November 4, 2024

My Favorite Apple Intelligence Feature Is Notification Management. A credit union is better for your bottom line and offers you something banks never will: A voice. Not displaying correctly? View this

Coal CEOs are the new crypto bros

Monday, November 4, 2024

Alliance Resource Partners isn't just mining coal anymore. It's also mining Bitcoin. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

Kim Kardashian Wore Princess Diana’s $200K Necklace With A Plunging Gown

Monday, November 4, 2024

Plus, Dolly Parton's beauty routine, Jennifer Lawrence's fave sneakers, your horoscope, & more. Nov. 4, 2024 Bustle Daily Procedurals Are Perfect Comfort TV For Election Anxiety Procedurals

‘I’m a Gay, Devout Muslim Man. How Can I Find Love Without Betraying My Family?’

Monday, November 4, 2024

Today in style, self, culture, and power. The Cut November 4, 2024 ESTHER CALLING 'I'm a Gay, Devout Muslim Man. How Can I Find Love Without Betraying My Family?' Esther Perel talks to this

15 Can't Miss Holiday Gift Ideas From the Editors of Men's Health

Monday, November 4, 2024

Men's Health Shop logo FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS $50+ View in Browser Men's Health Holiday Gift Picks rotating Men's Health Editors Solve Your Shopping Dilemmas Holiday shopping doesn't

MIDDI Rewind: Let It Glow

Monday, November 4, 2024

Three buys to add sparkle, shine and ambiance to your holiday celebrations. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏