In alliance with Amazon Literary Partnership, the Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Poetry Fund grants, which are provided annually to poetry organizations and presses that are selected from among a pool of applicants. Amazon Literary Partnership originally launched the Poetry Fund with the Academy in 2019 to … Continue reading The Academy of American Poets Announces the 2023 Poetry Fund Grant Recipients (via Academy of American Poets)
Additional Info: Levi Todd performs "Bruise", a slam poem about the dangers of aggressive masculinity. Video recorded and edited by Jeff Spott and Amy Frye. Read more of Levi's work at http://www.levitodd.com Information courtesy, YouTube
In her 1977 essay “Poetry Is Not a Luxury,” the feminist poet and essayist Audre Lorde provided a profound reinterpretation of the literary form. “I speak here of poetry as a revelatory distillation of experience,” she writes, “not the sterile wordplay that, too often, the white fathers distorted the word ‘poetry’ to mean.” Here, Lorde argues … Continue reading Aja Monet’s: When the Poems Do What They Do (via Pitchfork)
Additional Info: Anna Maria Morris performing "A Love Poem for Myself" at Write About Now. Information courtesy, YouTube
Drake has a long history of being silly. Remember when he went viral for bringing a lint roller to his courtside seats at a Raptors’ game? And then invented the lint roller dance in the “Hotline Bling” video? Drake is at his most lovable when he doesn’t take himself too seriously. He contains multitudes, though, and right now one … Continue reading Award-Winning Poets React to Drake’s New Poetry Book (via Complex)
Additional Info: Rudy Francisco performing "Hide and Seek" Information courtesy, YouTube
Among the unique projects created by PA Humanities, 'Rain Poetry' is now popping up in parks across Philadelphia. 11-year-old Coraline Owili-Eger and her classmates at Emlen Elementary were among the first to make their mark. "It started off at school when we were instructed to write haikus," she said. "And they were installed on the ground in … Continue reading Students make their mark with ‘Rain Poetry’ hidden in Philly parks (via 6ABC Philadelphia)
Additional Info: About Ghost Poetry Show: Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Phoenix area (and beyond) to share their work on stage. We take pride in having poets that have never performed their work in front of anyone, all the way up to poets that have competed … Continue reading (Video) Sam Brown | My Life Written and Unfinished
When most Australians are asked to think about poetry, the names that jump to mind are those learned in school. Banjo Patterson and Gwen Harwood, Les Murray and Oodgeroo Noonuccal and other names plucked from the past, belonging to poets who are almost all certainly dead. Now, the federal government has resolved to revive poetry … Continue reading Australian poets weigh in on their vision for the nation’s first-ever official face of poetry (via Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Additional Info: Kira J performing "no filter" at Write About Now. Information courtesy, YouTube
