Poems on Wandering, Hudson Valley Writers Center Reading, and more

July 13, 2021

Poems on Wandering

Mid-summer inspires time spent wandering outdoors. Wonder and wander with these poems from Poets.org:

“Wonder” by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
“Marshlands” by Emily Pauline Johnson
“Revery” by Fenton Johnson
“For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet” by Joy Harjo
“The World’s Wanderers” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Grace Among the Ferns” by Analicia Sotelo
“The Blue-Green Stream” by Wang Wei

Watch and listen to Nicole Sealey read her poem, “Even the Gods,” as part of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation’s Read By series of poetry films.

#PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: A Hudson Valley Writers Center Reading

Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: a Hudson Valley Writers Center reading featuring Copper Canyon Press Poets Ellen Bass, Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and Arthur Sze, an Academy Chancellor Emeritus. Wednesday, July 14 at 7 p.m. EDT. Register for this virtual event here.

The Department of Writing, Literature & Publishing at Emerson College is seeking two tenure-track Assistant Professors in Writing Studies.
Florida A&M University in Tallahassee is seeking an Assistant Professor (English and Modern Languages).
National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois, is seeking a Department Chair and Assistant Professor of English to teach at least five courses per year, among other responsibilities.

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In this short Q&A, July Poem-a-Day guest editor, R. Erica Doyle, author of proxy (Belladonna Books, 2013), discusses her curatorial approach and her own creative work.

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

July 4: “Good Night” by Carl Sandburg
July 5: “the shoes” by Wo Chan
July 6: “Everything Needs Fixing” by Karla Cordero
July 7: “Born. Living. Will. Die.” by Camonghne Felix
July 8: “What he thought belly down, when I was 8 years old” by Duriel E. Harris
July 9: “remedies I” by S*an D. Henry Smith
July 10: “In Summer Twilight” by Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.

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Poems on Wandering, Hudson Valley Writers Center Reading, and more

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