In Celebration of Galway Kinnell, 1927-2014

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“With his devotion to justice, and his range of subjects, intimate and universal—Galway Kinnell has given us a wide, dense, beautiful body of work, a rare store of pleasure and nourishment,” wrote Sharon Olds on the occasion of his receiving the 2010 Wallace Stevens Award for proven mastery in the art of poetry. In remembrance of this master poet, we’ve created a special tribute collection celebrating his life and work.   Photo: (Left) Galway Kinnell with (clockwise from top) Nathaniel Mackey, Kay Ryan, Rita Dove, Gerald Stern, Ellen Bryant Voigt, and Frank Bidart.   America's Choosing Day   As we head into Election Day, we offer a selection of poems to consider as you prepare to cast your ballot   “América” by Richard Blanco “America” by Robert Creeley “Exquisite Candidate” by Denise Duhamel “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes “The Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key “The Congressional Library” by Amy Lowell “Election Day, November, 1884” by Walt Whitman More Poems about Politics Featured Essay: "Why I Write" by Reginald Shepherd Sign Up for Poem-a-Day From a Poet’s Glossary: Political Poetry   “Political poetry has always seemed somewhat suspect in American literary history,” writes Edward Hirsch in his weekly installment from A Poet’s Glossary posted on Poets.org. “Yet there is a strong underground tradition of the poetry of engagement, which we might also call the poetry of citizenzry.”  Award-winning Roz Chast to Design the 2015 National Poetry Month Poster   We’re excited to share that National Book Award finalist and New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast will design the official celebratory poster for National Poetry Month, April 2015. Each year we distribute the poster to over 100,000 schools, libraries, and bookstores for their April celebrations. Sign up now to receive your free poster.    Photo Credit: Bill Franzen P.O.P Series Featuring Camille Rankine   Watch Camille Rankine read her poem “Little Children, My Apologies” and talk about violence in poetry 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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