Don't Miss the 2022 Blaney Lecture, Poems on the Passage of Time, and more

February 22, 2022

Poems on the Passage of Time

According to the National Weather Service, “Twosday” (2/2/22) won’t happen again for another 400 years, in 2422. Reflect on the fragile passage of time with these poems from Poets.org:

“Let Me Begin Again” by Major Jackson
“Now and Then” by Charles Bertram Johnson
“Time Passes” by Joy Ladin
“Third Rock from the Sun” by Dorianne Laux
“Big Clock” Li-Young Lee
“Last Mattress” by Marilyn Nelson
“What an Indian Thought When He Saw the Comet” by Tso-le-oh-woh
“Tomorrow is a Place” by Sanna Wani
“Untitled” by Maged Zaher

Twelve Poems to Read for Black History Month

Read these twelve poems in honor of Black History Month, chosen by contemporary Black poets. Browse more content including essays, photographs, important books on Black history and poetics, lesson plans, archival letters from classic Black poets, and more here.

Tomorrow: 2022 Blaney Lecture with Paisley Rekdal

Join us tomorrow, 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.

Register and tune in live for the chance to win a free copy of either Nightingale (Copper Canyon Press, 2019) or Imaginary Vessels (Copper Canyon Press, 2016) by Paisley Rekdal—raffle winner’s choice! Thanks to Copper Canyon for providing the free copies.

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.

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Writing the Past to Right the Future: a virtual reading with poets Shara McCallum, author of No Ruined Stone (Alice James Books, 2021), and Tamiko Beyer, author of The Last Days (Alice James Books, 2021), who will share work which interrogates the past, rewrites it, and dares to imagine a better and more informed future. March 7, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Learn more.

“It’s not enough to be united around poetry; that poetry must be reflective of that community. When that happens, individuals are empowered to share their poetic voice in a collaborative song.”

—Read this interview with 2021 Poet Laureate Fellow, Chasity Gunn, on her work in Elgin, Illinois.

Watch Rachel Bower read Li-Young Lee’s “From Blossoms” as part of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation’s Read By series of poetry films.

#PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: Celebrating Black Poetry With Cave Canem

Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: a virtual AWP conversation celebrating Black poetry with Cave Canem featuring readings by Linda Susan Jackson, Maya Marshall, Afaa Michael Weaver, and Dante Micheau. Sponsored by the Givens Foundation for African American Literature. Tuesday, February 22 at 6 p.m. ET. Register for this free event here.

The Jerome Foundation is open for applications for its fellowship program. Selected Minnesota and New York City-based artists will receive $50,000 over two consecutive years ($25,000 each year) to support their time and expenses for the creation of new work and artistic development. Applications are due May 4.
Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan, is seeking a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Writing & Director of Writing Programs and Assistant Professor of Writing.
The Strand in New York City is seeking a full-time merchandise/gift buyer and a book buyer.

Listen to John Murillo discuss his curatorial approach and his own creative work. The author of Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry (Four Way Books, 2020), Murillo is Poem-a-Day guest editor for February.

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

February 13: “Trees at Night” by Helene Johnson
February 14: “Crossing the Line” by E. Ethelbert Miller
February 15: “Late Afternoon Stroll on the Cliffs” by Laure-Anne Bosselaar
February 16: “Why So This Quiet” by Carl Phillips
February 17: “Standing by a Shelf” by Brandon D. Johnson
February 18: “The Flea” by Gail Mazur
February 19: “We Pulled a Rose in Summer Time” by Elizabeth Curtis Holman

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Don't Miss the 2022 Blaney Lecture, Poems on the Passage of Time, and more

Poems on the Passage of Time

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"My Dead Friends" by Marie Howe

"All the Time Blues Villanelle" by Tim Seibles

"We Pulled a Rose in Summer Time" by Elizabeth Curtis Holman

"No Images" by Waring Cuney

"The Flea" by Gail Mazur

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