New Poets.org, Poems for Father's Day, and More

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend June 3, 2014 The New Poets.org   If you haven’t already heard, we’ve relaunched Poets.org, showcasing poems in a newly restored version of the Electra font, customized especially for the web. We’ve also added a new embedding function on our poem pages, enhanced the mobile experience, plus introduced many more features to improve your experience. We hope you’ll explore...

How to Embed a Poem From Poets.org   You can share a poem from Poets.org on your own blog or website. Choose a poem from our collection of over 5,000. From the poem page, click the options link in the upper lefthand corner, which opens a panel featuring more information about the poem and a set of sharing icons. Click the embed icon (< >), copy the code, paste it into any web page, and the poem will appear in our new custom font, Poets Electra. Poet-to-Poet Student Poems   Read a selection of the over 1,000 amazing student poems we received in response to Poet-to-Poet, our multimedia educational project, including those by the five National Student Poets and by students of the youth writing organizations 826 NYC and 826 Michigan, members of the 826 National network.  Poets on Poetry Series   Watch Brooklyn poet laureate Tina Chang in the latest installment of P.O.P., poet and photographer Rachel Eliza Griffiths's video series of literary profiles.   Poems for Father’s Day   Read and share a selection of poems to celebrate Father’s Day on June 15.   “Father’s Day” by James Tate “my father moved through dooms of love” by E. E. Cummings “My Father Is a Retired Magician” by Ntozake Shange “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden  “Parents” by William Meredith “Danse Russe” by William Carlos Williams  “Inventing Father in Las Vegas” by Lynn Emanuel “Father” by Edgar Guest “Dreaming About My Father” by Ed Ochester “My Father’s Love Letters” by Yusef Komunyakaa   Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038

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