Full Moon Poems, Poetry & Labor, National Student Poets Ceremony, and more

Join us on Thursday, November 4, for Chancellor Conversations: Poetry & Labor with Kwame Dawes, Brenda Hillman, Marie Howe, Dorianne Laux, and Natasha Trethewey, on the poet’s labor and how poetry envisions itself as a piece of work. Thursday, November 4, at 7 p.m. EDT. Register for this free, virtual event here. 

Don’t miss the premiere of the Class of 2021 National Student Poets Program Appointment Ceremony, which will feature Academy Chancellor Natasha Trethewey, alongside the 2020 and 2021 Classes of National Student Poets. Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 20, at 7 p.m. EDT. 

The Academy of American Poets invites students living in the United States, U.S. Territories, or Tribal Nations who are in grades 9 through 12 to enter artwork to be considered for the National Poetry Month poster in 2022. The winner will be selected by co-judges Rafael López, New York Times-bestselling illustrator and artist, and Nikki Grimes, New York Times-bestselling author and poet. The winning student’s artwork will be featured on the official National Poetry Month poster in 2022, which will be distributed to classrooms, libraries, bookstores, community centers, families, and individuals nationwide in time for the April celebration. 
 

Thank you for joining us last October 14 for Chancellor Conversations: Poetry & Social Change, a conversation on the unique role that poetry plays in civic dialogue with Kyle Dacuyan, Natalie Diaz, Eve L. Ewing, Nikky Finney, Joy Harjo, and Tracy K. Smith. Watch the replay here.