Poems by Disabled and d/Deaf Poets and more

Indigenous Nations Poets, a member of the Poetry Coalition, announced the 2022 cohort of fellows who will participate in the Inaugural Retreat in Washington, D. C. from April 25-29. The selected poets will gather with distinguished Indigenous faculty, In-Na-Po leaders, and U.S. Poet Laureate and Academy Chancellor, Joy Harjo, in April at the Library of Congress for the retreat. Read more about the fellows here. 

“And poetry helped me find meaning in my environment and a way to express the profundity and even the tragedy that surrounded me on a daily basis. I want to suggest that the illumination that poetry offers—in its succinct articulation of something that’s often otherwise ineffable—offers relief and consolation to people who feel those powerful undercurrents of life, but don’t quite have the words to express those feelings.”

—Read this interview with 2021 Poet Laureate Fellow, Debra Marquart, on her work in Iowa. 

On Friday, March 25, at 1:45 p.m. ET, don’t miss our offering for the 2022 Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference & Bookfair: a special reading featuring Meg Day, Arthur Sze, and Kemi Alabi. This virtual event will be available on the AWP virtual conference platform, in addition to being screened on-site at the conference in Philadelphia in the Michael A. Nutter Theater (Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 Level). To attend this or any other AWP events, either virtual or in-person, guests will need to purchase a registration in advance. ASL interpretation and live captioning will be provided. 

Click here for a list of all AWP events featuring Academy of American Poets Chancellors and prize winners, Poem-a-Day guest editors, and Poetry Coalition member organizations. 
 

 

Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: Reading Poetry, Engaging America: an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation virtual event featuring Academy of American Poets Chancellor Joy Harjo in conversation with Chancellor Emerita and Mellon Foundation President Elizabeth Alexander. Monday, March 21, at 4 p.m. EDT. Register for this free event here.