Announcing Four New Chancellors, Poems for the New Year

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend January 4, 2017 Taking to the Open Road   "Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, / Healthy, free, the world before me," writes Whitman in "Song of the Open Road." As we begin 2017, we offer a selection of poems to help set you on your way.   "At the Entering of the New Year" by Thomas Hardy "Prayer at Sunrise" by James Weldon Johnson "Remember" by Joy Harjo "Or to Begin Again" by Ann Lauterbach "The Leash" by Ada Limón "Ordinary Time" by Jay Parini "Resolution" by Lia Purpura "Don't Let Me Be Lonely [Mahalia Jackson is a genius.]" by Claudia Rankine "Good Bones" by Maggie Smith "The Year" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox "January" by William Carlos Williams

We're pleased to announce the election of four new poets to our distinguished Board of Chancellors: Terrance Hayes, Ellen Bass, Forrest Gander, and David St. John. These poets will begin their tenure this month and serve a six-year term. Jobs for Poets   Resolve to find your new arts job this year with our weekly Jobs for Poets roundup. This week's listing includes positions at The New School in New York, Hugo House in Seattle, and Brescia University in Kentucky, among others. Check Stanza each Wednesday for more. P.O.P: Willie Perdomo   "Writing poetry has always been a way to combat the times I've been silenced," says Willie Perdomo in this new P.O.P video, in which he reads a poem and discusses the courage and risk involved in writing poetry, and not taking poetry as a luxury. Browse more poems for the new year. Browse more poems about beginnings. This year resolve to read Poem-a-Day. We're Accepting Submissions   The submission period for our James Laughlin Award for a second book of poetry and our Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for a previously published book of poetry are now open. Translators, don't forget to submit to our $1,000 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award and $25,000 Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award by February 15. Poetry Breaks: Stanley Kunitz   Reflect on transformations and changes in the new year by watching this week's new Poetry Breaks video, featuring Stanley Kunitz reading his poem "The Layers": "the next chapter / in my book of transformations / is already written. / I am not done with my changes." We Did It!   With your generous help, this holiday season we met our fundraising goal of $50,000 to support our free programs and publications for poets, readers, and educators. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on the support and participation of individuals like you to sustain our efforts.   The Academy of American Poets is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. 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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