Poems for the 19th Amendment, One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives, and more

August 18, 2020

Ratification of the 19th Amendment

The 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote was ratified 100 years ago today. As we celebrate this achievement, let us also acknowledge the work that needs to be done to include all women and marginalized communities. Celebrate and reflect with this collection of poems from Poets.org:

“The 19th Amendment & My Mama” by Mahogany L. Browne
“19th Amendment Ragtime Parade” by Marilyn Chin
“lake-loop” by Natalie Diaz
“Girls On the Town, 1946” by Rita Dove
“Lines for the 19th Amendment Centennial” by Brenda Hillman
“What It Must Have Felt Like” by Ada Limón
“One Vote” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
“women’s voting rights at one hundred (but who’s counting?)” by Evie Shockley

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 tonight 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.

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 A. H. Jerriod Avant, PhD candidate at the University of Rhode Island, who curated Poem-a-Day for August 17-August 28. Read a Q&A about Avant’s curatorial approach and find out more about our guest editors for the year.

Watch Fathima Zahra read Danusha Laméris’s poem “Small Kindnesses,” as part of Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation’s Words We Share series,
directed by Matthew Thompson.

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.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux in New York City, is seeking a full-time Publicity Director to strategize and execute paperback campaigns and more.
Third Place Books Ravenna in Seattle, Washington, is seeking a Store Manager to hire and train staff. Applicants can send a cover letter and resume to Managing Partner, Robert Sindelar at rsindelar@thirdplacebooks.com
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:

August 2: “Forget Me Not” by Ann Plato
August 3: “fleeing” by Kara Jackson
August 4: “Legacy” by Rhonda M. Ward
August 5: “The Secret of Youth” by Micah Daniels
August 6: From “Perspective is Supposed to Yield Clarity” by Dawn Lundy Martin
August 7: “You Still Dream” by Nikki Grimes
August 8: “Songs for the People” by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

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Poems for the 19th Amendment, One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives, and more

Ratification of the 19th Amendment

One Poem: A Protest Reading

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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"Menace to" by Taylor Johnson

ONE POEM: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives

"ALL Y’ALL REALLY FROM ALABAMA" by Ashley M. Jones

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