NBA Winner in Poetry Announced, Reading Recommendations, Poets Shop

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend November 20, 2014 Louise Glück Wins This Year's National Book Award in Poetry   Congratulations to Louise Glück, winner of the 2014 National Book Award in Poetry for her collection Faithful and Virtuous Night (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Glück received our 2008 Wallace Stevens Award and from 1999 to 2005 served on our Board of Chancellors. Read the poem “The Past” from her new award-winning collection and listen to her reading “The Wild Iris” from her 1992 Pulitzer Prize–winning book.

The Poet's View   Watch Louise Glück talking about the writing of poetry—"so obviously the most miraculous thing to do" and a lineup of other poets reading her work at a 2012 tribute.  Poems of Thanks   Next week is Thanksgiving, and to celebrate we offer a roundup of poems for you to enjoy and consider sharing as you gather with friends and family.   “Around Us” by Marvin Bell “The Thanksgivings” by Harriet Maxwell Converse “Thanksgiving Letter from Harry” by Carl Dennis “Grace for a Child” by Robert Herrick “Thanks” by W. S. Merwin “A List of Praises” by Anne Porter “Perfect for Any Occasion” by Alberto Ríos “Home” by Bruce Weigl   More Poems for Thanksgiving Kenneth Koch on Whitman's Words Edward Hirsch's New Weekly Poetic Term: The Sublime Recommended Reading From Our Chancellors   What books are essential reading for poets? We asked Academy Chancellors Toi Derricotte, Marilyn Hacker, Juan Felipe Herrera, Edward Hirsch, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Arthur Sze that very question. Read about which books they chose and why. And don’t miss our selection of picks available in the Poets Shop. Poets Shop Is Restocked   We’ve refilled the Poets Shop with a host of great gifts for all the poets and readers on your list. From one-of-a-kind items like our new laser-engraved, leather-wrapped flask to stylish home goods to the Academy of American Poets’ extensive CD audio archive—our curated collection offers a wide range of ways to weave the lyrical into your holiday shopping. 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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