A First Draft of Robert Lowell's Poem "Epilogue"

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend October 7, 2014 Twelve Celebrated Poets Take the Stage

Join us for an unforgettable evening on October 16 at New York University’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts as the Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets come together on one stage to share their poems. The event features Toi Derricotte, Marilyn Hacker, Juan Felipe Herrera, Edward Hirsch, Jane Hirshfield, Khaled Mattawa, Naomi Shihab Nye, Claudia Rankine, Alberto Ríos, Arthur Sze, Anne Waldman, and C. D. Wright. The Chancellor’s Reading is part of our eighth annual Poets Forum weekend, October 16 to 18, in New York City. Tickets to the reading are just $15 or $5 for students and can be purchased online now at the Skirball box office. Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric Published Today Edward Hirsch New Term from A Poet's Glossary Anne Waldman on Gertrude Stein Poems by American Poets Prize Winners   Also at Poets Forum this year, we’ll be celebrating the American Poets Prize winners on Friday, October 17, at 7 p.m. Here’s a selection of their distinguished poetry.    “Edge of Water, Portage Bay, Washington” by Brian Blanchfield “Gila” by Rigoberto González “The Apple Trees at Olema” by Robert Hass “Q” by Hannah Sanghee Park “Sci-Fi” by Tracy K. Smith “Variation on a Theme” by W. S. Merwin   Robert Lowell’s “Epilogue”   October is National Archive Month, and to celebrate we’re featuring a manuscript of Robert Lowell’s late poem “Epilogue,” with an essay by Saskia Hamilton on the importance of the poem in his oeuvre. Take a look. A Lyric Dwelling Place of Sorts   As Edward Hirsch writes in A Poet’s Glossary, “The word stanza means ‘room’ in Italian...and each stanza is like a room in a house, a lyric dwelling place.” Our new column, Stanza, is now fully furnished with updates about our Chancellors and programs, plus new essays, video, and audio, lesson plans, and other poetry resources. Check it throughout the week for the latest from Poets.org. 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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