Chancellor Poems, Apply for the 2022 Ambroggio Prize, and more

December 14, 2021

Chancellor Poems

As the Fall-Winter series of chancellor events comes to an end, read these poems by the elected group of distinguished poets who advise the Academy of American Poets:

“Basket of Figs” by Ellen Bass
“The Floral Apron” by Marilyn Chin
“How I Pray in the Plague” by Kwame Dawes
“If I Should Come Upon Your House Lonely in the West Texas Desert” by Natalie Diaz
“Hotbed 66” by Nikky Finney
“Kata: Bus Stop” by Forrest Gander
“This Morning I Pray for My Enemies” by Joy Harjo
“Muscular Fantasy” by Terrance Hayes
“December Moon” by Brenda Hillman
“What the Silence Said” by Marie Howe
“Overlooking the Cortile” by David St. John
“Evening” by Dorianne Laux
“Soulwork” by Tracy K. Smith
“My Father as Cartographer” by Natasha Trethewey
“Ditty” by Kevin Young

In Case You Missed Poetry & Appetite

If you missed our live broadcast of Poetry & Appetite, a virtual conversation with Academy Chancellors Ellen Bass, Marilyn Chin, Forrest Gander, Terrance Hayes, and David St. John on appetite and poems that speak to the desires and needs of the body and of communities, it’s not too late to watch via Crowdcast.

There’s Still Time to Apply for the Literary Arts Emergency Fund

Nonprofit literary arts organizations and publishers experiencing continued financial losses due to COVID-19 can still apply to the Literary Arts Emergency Fund, which will provide unrestricted grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 in 2022. Applications are being accepted online until Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. EST

Apply for the 2022 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships

The Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships are $50,000 awards given to honor poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions. The awards 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, as well as create new work. We are accepting applications for the 2022 fellowships from December 6, 2021 until February 18, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Find out more here.

#PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: Woodland Pattern Book Center Reading

Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: a reading with poets Tiana Clark, Joshua Nguyen, and Julian Randall, hosted by Poetry Coalition member Woodland Pattern Book Center, Friday, December 17, at 7 p.m. ET. Learn more about this free, virtual event here.

Apply for the 2022 Ambroggio Prize

The Ambroggio Prize is a $1,000 publication prize given for a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation. The winning manuscript is published by University of Arizona Press. The 2022 Ambroggio Prize will be judged by Raina J. León. Learn more and apply here.

Restless Books in Brooklyn, New York, is seeking a full time Managing Editor to coordinate title management of twelve to twenty books per year, among other responsibilities.

University of Kentucky in Lexington is seeking a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor of English to begin teaching August 2022.

The University of North Georgia in Cumming, Georgia, is seeking an Assistant Professor of English.

Ilya Kaminsky Recommends a Poem

“Here is a poem by Tu Fu called ‘The River Village.’ It is translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell. Why this particular poem you ask? Because it is delicate and wise and has no ambition except exactly the right ambition to say hello to us across time. And we want to say hello back.”

Read this interview with Ilya Kaminsky, author of Deaf Republic (Graywolf Press, 2019), and Poem-a-Day guest editor for December.

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

December 5: “Appalling Heart” by Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
December 6: “Dancing, before you were born” by J. Hope Stein
December 7: from “The Trees Witness Everything” by Victoria Chang
December 8: “Big Clock” by Li-Young Lee
December 9: “Meditation in the Open-Air Garage” by Carol Moldaw
December 10: “Trap Music” David Tomas Martinez
December 11: “Paradox” by Georgia Douglas Johnson

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Chancellor Poems, Apply for the 2022 Ambroggio Prize, and more

Chancellor Poems

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"何日/What Day" by Paisley Rekdal

"What Is Not" by Arthur Solway

"Minna (IX)" by Maxwell Bodenheim

"Paradox" by Georgia Douglas Johnson

"Trap Music" by David Tomas Martinez

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