Poems by the 2021 Poets Laureate Fellows and more

July 20, 2021

2021 Poets Laureate Fellows Poems

Read a selection of poems by half of this year’s Poets Laureate Fellows. These poets, along with the rest of their cohort, will lead public poetry programs in their respective communities in the year ahead. Read more about their projects on Poets.org

A Doctor Tells Us It’s Not a Life or Death Situation” by Marcus Amaker
Remember Re mem ber ing” by Semaj Brown
children of the drum” by Roscoe Burnems
A Short History of Journey” by Aileen Cassinetto
Cathedral” by Leslie Contreras Schwartz
La Biblioteca is a Doula” by Magdalena Gómez
Cold Gin and a Pandemic” by Georgina Marie Guardado
Once There Was a Tree” by Chasity Gunn
The Weeds In This Garden” by Kari Gunter-Seymour
To unravel a torment you must begin somewhere” by Luisa A. Igloria
The Love of Travelers” by Angela Jackson 

Watch and listen to Kimberly M. Blaeser read her poem, “Wellspring: Words from Water,” as part of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation’s Read By series of poetry films.
#PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: The Sacrifice Zone

Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: a free screening of The Sacrifice Zone, followed by poetry and discussion about environmental justice featuring Maria Lopez-Nuñez, Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome, Julie Winokur, Camille T. Dungy, and Marina Carreira. Presented by The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival as part of the Poetry Coalition’s joint programming on the theme: “It is burning./ It is dreaming./ It is waking up.: Poetry & Environmental Justice.” Thursday, July 22 at 7 p.m. EDT. Register for the event here

Congratulations to Academy Chancellor Joy Harjo, whose work will be featured on NASA’s Lucy Plaque, launching into space on October 16, 2021. The work of poets Billy Collins, Rita Dove, Louise Glück, Amanda Gorman, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Charles Simic will also be included. 
  • The Department of Liberal Studies at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor to teach critical reading & writing. 
     
  • Middle Georgia State University in Macon, Georgia, is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English to teach a four/four course load, among other responsibilities. 
     
  • Simon & Schuster in New York City is seeking a full-time Associate Director of Publicity for Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, and Beach Lane Books.
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 11: “Wind Rising in the Alleys” by Lola Ridge 
July 12: “preface to a traffic stop: sound” by Randall Horton
July 13: from “The Laceration” by Dawn Lundy Martin
July 14: “window on my part-time employer in the one building that was once two” by Sheila Maldonado
July 15: “Rememory” by Roya Marsh
July 16: “where all, we flowers” by Jasmine Reid
July 17: “Midsummer” by Léonie Adams
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