Learn More about Poetry & Migration Take a look at our curated collection of audio recordings, essays, books, poems, lesson plans, and other resources on migration, presented as part of the Poetry Coalition's inaugural effort. And keep an eye out for a special week of poems by contemporary poets related to the theme of migration in Poem-a-Day, starting March 20. | | | Traveling Stanzas Watch this video, part of the Wick Poetry Center's migration-themed Traveling Stanzas project, in which Usama Halak, a Syrian refugee, talks about being imprisoned for twelve years, living in Aleppo, and finding joy through literature. | | | A Special Statement from Our Chancellors In light of possible proposed cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, for the first time ever, the Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets have come together to offer a statement in support of federal funding. | | | New Audio Poem Playlist Find out what poems you may have missed last month with this new playlist, featuring all of the audio poems we added in February. Listen to brand-new poems by Parneshia Jones, Joanna Klink, Matthew Siegel, Danez Smith, and more. | | | Submit to Our Poetry Prizes We're currently accepting submissions to the $25,000 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and $5,000 James Laughlin Award, which also includes a weeklong residency at The Betsy Hotel in Florida. Both winning books will be distributed to hundreds of Academy of American Poets members. Deadline: May 15. | | | Jobs for Poets Visit Stanza for our free, curated Jobs for Poets roundup, updated weekly with the latest arts jobs from across the country. In this week's roundup, look out for jobs at Artes de la Rosas in Fort Worth, Texas, and Bennington College in Vermont, among others. | | | P.O.P: Patricia Spears Jones Watch Patricia Spears Jones tell the story of her birth with the music of Billie Holiday, Etta James, Little Richard, and more in her poem "The Birth of Rhythm and Blues" in this week's new P.O.P. video, produced by Rachel Eliza Griffiths. | | | | 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. | | | | | | |
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