Poem-a-Day - Join us tomorrow for Gather in Poems

Join us tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET for Gather in Poems, an evening of readings by Academy Chancellors and beloved poets in the community, hosted in the spirit of gratitude and a shared hope for the upcoming year, featuring Elizabeth Acevedo, Kwame Dawes, Oliver de la Paz, Denice Frohman, Kimiko Hahn, Joy Harjo, John Keene, Dorianne Laux, Naomi Shihab Nye, Yasmine Seale, Yvette Siegert, and Afaa Michael Weaver. Gather in Poems is presented in collaboration with W. W. Norton & Company. Free and virtual; closed captioning available. Register here.

Read poems by some of the Gather in Poems featured readers:

“Self-Portrait as Lilith” by Elizabeth Acevedo
“Dawn” by Kwame Dawes
“Diaspora Sonnet Imagining My Father’s Uncertainty and Nothing Else” by Oliver de la Paz
“The Art of Shooting in the Dark” by Denice Frohman
“The Dream of Shoji” by Kimiko Hahn
“Without” by Joy Harjo
“Words” by John Keene
“I Never Wanted to Die” by Dorianne Laux
“Burning the Old Year” by Naomi Shihab Nye
“Agitated Air [Months pass. A year. You’re here still]” by Yasmine Seale
“The Silver Thread” by Afaa Michael Weaver

“But being a poet laureate has given my writing more of a community focus, broadened my perspective, and widened the possibilities for community engagement as a poet.”

—Read an interview with Joseph Bruchac, 2023 Poet Laureate Fellow and poet laureate of Saratoga Springs, New York. Read poems by Bruchac:

“Speaking”
“Neh Tsoi”
“Prints”

#PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week

The Brooklyn Rail presents a conversation on the exhibit “Singing in Unison: Between Waves,” featuring artists Irwan Ahmett, Jia-Jen Lin, Maya Jeffereis, Tita Salina, Vandy Rattana, and Alice, Nien-Pu Ko, with a poetry reading by Oki Sogumi on Friday, December 15, at 11 a.m. ET via Zoom. Register for free here.