Poems for Thanksgiving, Guggenheim Poet-in-Residence, and more

“In this time of emotional and physical ache, pandemic grief, and racial upheaval, in this moment of cultural plate tectonics, shifting paradigms into the insecure glint of promise—these poetry projects pour over our community laying a foundation for a new and better way of being.”

Read this interview with 2021 Poet Laureate Fellow, Semaj Brown, on her work in Flint, Michigan.

The Academy Poets Laureate Fellowships, established in partnership with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, are $50,000 awards given to honor poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions and to enable them to undertake meaningful, impactful, and innovative projects that engage their fellow residents, including youth, with poetry, helping to address issues important to their communities.

If you missed our live broadcast of Gather in Poems, a special reading and offering of community through poetry, featuring the Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets, it’s not too late to watch via Crowdcast.