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Celebrate Black History Month

Browse essays, photographs, important books on Black history and poetics, lesson plans, archival letters from classic Black poets, and more. 
 

Join us on Wednesday, February 23, at 4 p.m. PST / 7 p.m. EST for the 2022 Blaney Lecture, “Beyond Empathy, Beyond the Archive: Notes on Poetic Representation,” delivered by Utah Poet Laureate and 2019 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow Paisley Rekdal. This virtual event is free to attend. A Q&A session will follow the lecture. ASL interpretation will be provided.

The lecture was created in memory of former Academy of American Poets Board member Dr. Dorothy Gulbenkian Blaney, past president of Cedar Crest College and champion of women and education, by a gift from her estate.
 

The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize supports the publication of a first full-length poetry collection by a Latinx poet residing in the U.S. The winning poet will receive $1000 and publication through University of Notre Dame Press. Judged by Alexandra Lytton Regalado, Sheila Maldonado, Adela Najarro, and Ariel Francisco, the winning poet will be featured in a reading presented by Letras Latinas. Submit by March 15, 2022.

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 until February 18, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Find out more here.  
 

Apply for the 2022 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award