"This is a poem about kin and neighbors"

“A poet or a poem alone, reflection alone, can’t bring a community together—it’s the two-way dialogue that brings the community together.”

—Read an interview with Shin Yu Pai, 2023 Poet Laureate Fellow and poet laureate of Seattle. Read poems by Pai:

“Embarkation”
“Poem”
“Six Persimmons”

“As I was writing these poems, snakes emerged as sources of (queer) tenderness, vulnerability, exposure, and transformation close to the queer speaker’s heart. They became an important aspect of the creatureliness of the book.”

—Read our latest enjambments interview with Kelly Weber, author of You Bury the Birds in My Pelvis, published this month by Omnidawn. Read a selection of poems from the book:

“Deer Skull Floating Over Blue Mountains (Four Panels)”
“Ode to Asexual Libido”
“Snake-Jawed Epithalamium”

The Guggenheim Museum and the Academy of American Poets are pleased to announce an open call for the third annual Poet-in-Residence position, seeking a contemporary poet with a strong interest in art and public engagement. Applications to the 2024 residency are now being accepted online through January 31, 2024. 

#PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week

Join poets Cynthia Cruz, Carlie Hoffman, and Allison Benis White for a free, virtual reading and celebration in honor of Cruz’s newest collection, Back to the Woods, on Saturday, December 30, at 12 p.m. ET. Register here.