One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives, Indigenous Women Filmmakers, and more

August 11, 2020

Poems to Ground Us

We turn to poems to help keep us grounded and steadfast. Read this collection from poets.org that invites us to take a moment to reflect on both vastness and the quotidian:

“Quest” by Carrie Williams Clifford
“For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet” by Joy Harjo
“Dusting” by Marilyn Nelson
“Ode to My Socks” by Pablo Neruda
“Two Countries” by Naomi Shihab Nye
“Visiting Pai-an Pavilion” by Hsieh Ling-yun
“What Was Told, That” by Jalal al-Din Rumi
“The Breathing Field” by Wyatt Townley
“The Flower at My Window” by Lucian B. Watkins
“To All My Friends” by May Yang

One Poem: A Protest Reading

The founding members of the Poetry Coalition, a network of 25+ poetry organizations from across the United States, are honored to present One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives on Tuesday, August 18 at 5 p.m. PDT or 8 pm EDT via live broadcast. Readers include Jericho Brown, Kwame Dawes, Safia Elhillo, Martín Espada, Monica Youn, and more. Free to attend. To learn more and RSVP, visit: linktr.ee/onepoem.

Artist Relief Conversation Series

Our Conversation Series continues with “In the Center: Indigenous Women Filmmakers,” a conversation between Bird Runningwater, Director of the Sundance Institute Indigenous Program, and filmmakers Erica Tremblay and Shaandiin Tome. The conversation will be livestreamed on Thursday, August 13 at 5 p.m. EDT. Watch Live on YouTube

Apply to Artist Relief by August 26

The final cycle (Cycle V) of Artist Relief is open now through August 26 at 11:59 pm EDT. If you’re an artist experiencing dire financial need because of COVID-19, apply at artistrelief.org. All artists—including poets and writers—who are 21 and older are encouraged to apply. If you’re able to donate to help support the must urgent needs of artists across the country, please visit artistrelief.org/donate.

Poem-a-Day Guest Editor

Thanks to Marilyn Nelson, author of My Seneca Village (Namelos, 2015), who curated Poem-a-Day for August 2-August 14. Read a Q&A about Nelson’s curatorial approach and find out more about our guest editors for the year.

Watch Nithy Kasa read “Charcoal Iron” as part of the
Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation’s Read By series of poetry films.

Opportunities for Poets

Binc Foundation in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is seeking a full-time Communications Coordinator to assist with public relations, copywriting, general communications including newsletters, and more.
New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico, is seeking a full-time Instructor to teach 1000-level English classes for a year.
826DC is seeking a part-time Young Authors’ Book Project Manager to develop and run the program and work with partner teachers.

Last Week’s Poem-a-Day

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

July 26: “The Puppet-Player” by Angelina Weld Grimké
July 27: “After Robert Fuller” by Cheryl Boyce-Taylor
July 28: “Match” by Jason Reynolds
July 29: “My dad buried two dogs in the backyard:” by Barbara Fant
July 30: “Red Wine Spills” by L. Ash Williams
July 31: “I Do Not Know the Spelling of Money” by Tongo Eisen-Martin
August 1: “Solitude” by Irvin W. Underhill

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One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives, Indigenous Women Filmmakers, and more

Poems to Ground Us

One Poem: A Protest Reading

Artist Relief Conversation Series

Apply to Artist Relief by August 26

Poem-a-Day Guest Editor

Opportunities for Poets

Last Week’s Poem-a-Day

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