Poetry Coalition to Address Disability Justice, Request Your Free Copy of the 2022 National Poetry Month Poster, and more

Poetry Coalition to Address Disability Justice in a Series of Nationwide Programs

The Poetry Coalition, an alliance of more than twenty-five independent poetry organizations across the United States, will devote 2022 to exploring the theme “The future lives in our bodies: Poetry & Disability Justice” in a series of programs in fifteen cities that will reach an anticipated audience of more than 300,000 individuals nationwide. The line “The future lives in our bodies” is from the poem “Femme Futures” by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. 
 

Deadline Extended: Literary Arts Emergency Fund 

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, current Omicron surge, and related hardships for organizations nationally, the Literary Arts Emergency Fund will reopen its submission portal for a two-week extension from Wednesday, January 19, 2022 to Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 6 p.m. EST. We warmly encourage all nonprofit literary arts organizations and publishers who have not yet applied to please submit applications during this window. 
 

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.  
 

Congratulations to eleventh grader Lara Lazar from Yonkers, New York, who has been named the winner of the 2022 National Poetry Month Poster Contest! The Academy of American Poets will distribute 90,000+ free copies of the poster featuring Lazar’s artwork to libraries, schools, bookstores, homes, and community centers nationwide to help mark the occasion of National Poetry Month this April. Request your free copy of the 2022 poster here.