poems from the archive

In remembrance of September 11, 2001, read poems from the “September Suite” written by former Chancellor Lucille Clifton on the day of, and the six days following, the attacks.

the letters of seamus heaney

It was like a dream come true, yet I have a gold coin in my pocket to prove that it was no dream.

Read four letters from The Letters of Seamus Heaney, published yesterday by FSG. Heaney passed away on August 30, 2013.

pick of the week

Celebrate Sarabande’s thirtieth anniversary alongside our community of authors, writers, and artists as we continue to publish innovative forms and diverse voices while providing literary programming to Louisville and beyond. September 14 from noon to 4 p.m. ET. (Sponsored)

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Symphony Space celebrates the ten-year anniversary of Jacqueline Woodson’s National Book Award–winning memoir-in-verse, Brown Girl Dreaming. In conversation with Roxane Gay, with readings from Marley Dias, Montego Glover, and Nicole Ari Parker! Music by Toshi Reagon. MORE INFO.

Heartfelt congratulations to former Executive Director and President Jen Benka, who received the 2024 Pegasus Award for Service in Poetry from the Poetry Foundation.

Meet the 2024–25 Poetry Coalition Fellows. The Poetry Coalition Fellowship program aims to diversify the leadership of the nonprofit literary field and cultivate the next generation of poetry leaders. Made possible by the Mellon Foundation.