A Guide to Nuyorican Poetry, Poems for Hispanic Heritage Month & More

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend September 19, 2017 Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month   Share these poems for Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, and find more poems, audio, videos, and essays on our Hispanic Heritage Month page.   "In a Neighborhood in Los Angeles" by Francisco X. Alarcón "conflict with a god" by María Luisa Arroyo "What Is Broken Is What God Blesses" by Jimmy Santiago Baca "Poem for the Tin-tun-teros" by Brenda Cárdenas "Sidonie" by Ramón Garcia "Song Out Here" by Juan Felipe Herrera "Xicano" by J. Michael Martinez "constellation" by Andrés Montoya "Ballad of Forgotten Places" by Olga Orozco "The Border: A Double Sonnet" by Alberto Ríos "What Now?" by Gary Soto

A Brief Guide to Nuyorican Poetry   Birthing a style of poetry Nuyorican poet Miguel Algarín describes as "street-rooted" and "full of muscular expression," the Nuyorican poetry movement captured the experiences of New York Puerto Ricans in the 1960s and 1970s with unique style, rhythm, and diction. Find out more in our brand-new Brief Guide to Nuyorican Poetry. We're now accepting submissions to the first annual Ambroggio Prize, judged by Alberto Ríos. Submissions are now open for the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award. The judge is Ammiel Alcalay. The $10,000 Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize is now open to submissions. Judges are Maria Luisa Ardizzone, Giorgio Mobili, and Michael Palma. Submit: 2018 Walt Whitman Award   Submit to the Walt Whitman Award, a $5,000 first-book publication prize. The winning manuscript will be published by Graywolf Press, and the winner will also receive an all-expenses-paid residency at the Civitella Ranieri Center in Italy and distribution of their book to Academy members. This year's judge is Joy Harjo. Fall Conversation Series   Next week we kick off our fall season of poetry with the first in our Fall Conversation Series, featuring Chancellor Elizabeth Alexander in conversation with Brain Pickings founder Maria Popova at Housing Works Bookstore and Café in New York City. Free and open to the public. Learn more about our upcoming Chancellors reading, master classes, and conversations. Sonia Sanchez and Major Jackson at Pew   Watch these videos, filmed at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage on April 25, 2017, featuring poets Sonia Sanchez and Major Jackson discussing teaching, mentorship, legacy, and more. Spruce Up for Fall   Give your letter-writing game an upgrade with evergreen gifts and stationery from the Poets Shop. Browse our selection of new items for fall, and more. In Case You Missed It   Welcoming the New U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith presents her opening reading at the Library of Congress as U.S. Poet Laureate.   Afterland Longlisted for National Book Award Congratulations to Mai Der Vang, whose 2016 Walt Whitman Award-winning book, Afterland, was longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award for Poetry.   Lucille Clifton's "September Suite" for 9/11 From the Academy Archives: In September 2001, Lucille Clifton sent the Academy seven poems, one for each day of the week, in response to 9/11. Sponsored Content   "What is it, then, between us?" Wunderkind Matthew Aucoin explodes Whitman's "us" to operatic proportions in Crossing's New York premiere, directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus. Experience the limited run of this "taut, teeming and inspired work" (New York Times).   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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