Watch Michael Dickman Read "Killing Flies," Plus Poems for Fall

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend September 23, 2014 Fall Falling on Us   Enjoy a selection of poems ushering in the season of harvest and cooler nights, plus read news about our translation prizes, the upcoming Poets Forum, and more.   “November Night” by Adelaide Crapsey “After Apple-Picking” by Robert Frost “Autumn Grasses” by Margaret Gibson “October (section I)” by Louise Glück “Fall” by Edward Hirsch “To Autumn” by John Keats “Autumn” by Amy Lowell “Late September” by Charles Simic “Letter Home” by Natasha Trethewey

Translation Awards Open for Submissions   The $25,000 Raiziss/de Palchi Fellowship is given for the translation of modern Italian poetry, to enable an American translator to travel, study, or otherwise advance a significant work-in-progress.  The $1,000 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award recognizes a published translation of poetry from any language into English and published in the previous calendar year. An ABC of Translating Poetry More Autumn Poems Classic Books of American Poetry New Audio Poems on Poets.org   We’ve recently added over fifty audio poems to Poets.org, including new work by Academy Chancellors Edward Hirsch and Claudia Rankine.   Listen to a sampling: “All Through the Night” by Mary Jo Bang “Split” by Cathy Linh Che “Bicentennial” by Dan Chiasson “A Partial History of My Stupidity” by Edward Hirsch from Citizen by Claudia Rankine “Driftless Elegy” by Mark Wunderlich Last Chance to Save on Poets Forum   This year’s Poets Forum is packed with new events, including a special reception with our Chancellors celebrating our 80th anniversary and From Publishing to Promotion, a panel with experts from leading presses and magazines.   Buy your All-Events Passes by September 30 and get 10% off.   P.O.P. Series Featuring Michael Dickman   Watch Michael Dickman read his poem "Killing Flies" and talk about which poem he'd like to see translated into a film in the latest installment of P.O.P., poet and photographer Rachel Eliza Griffiths's video series of literary profiles. 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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