Poetry & Democracy; Join Us for AWP 2019; and More.

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend March 6, 2019 What Is It, Then, Between Us?   This month the Poetry Coalition is programming around the theme "What Is It Then, Between Us: Poetry and Democracy." Read these poems on democracy and find out more about the project. "To Prisoners" by Gwendolyn Brooks "Nationhood" by Laura Da' "How the Milky Way Was Made" by Natalie Diaz "Legacy" by Reginald Dwayne Betts "Calling on All Silent Minorities" by June Jordan "The Idea of Ancestry" by Etheridge Knight "Wade in the Water" by Tracy K. Smith "United" by Naomi Shihab Nye "I See Chile in My Rearview Mirror" by Agha Shahid Ali "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" by Walt Whitman

Poem-a-Day March Saturdays   As part of the Poetry Coalition's third annual programming initiative, we have dedicated five Saturdays of our Poem-a-Day series to poems by Pádraig Ó Tuama, Richard Blanco, Tom Sleigh, Brenda Hillman, and Solmaz Sharif that explore the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Coming to AWP 2019?   Drop by our booth (#4004) to pick up free copies of the 2019 official National Poetry Month poster , and join us for readings and panels with Academy Chancellors Ellen Bass, Marilyn Chin, Kwame Dawes, and Joy Harjo, among others.  Dear Poet 2019   Bring poetry into your classroom this National Poetry Month with Dear Poet, a multimedia project that invites students to write letters in response to poems written and read by our Chancellors. In this video, Albert Rios reads his poem "A House Called Tomorrow." In Case You Missed It   New Elected Members to the Academy of Arts and Letters Congratulations to Academy Chancellor Natasha Trethewey and former Chancellor Claudia Rankine on being inducted into the Academy of Arts and Letters.   Kundiman's Action Calendar Check out Poetry Coalition member Kundiman's action calendar, featuring weekly-themed poems, writing prompts, and actions, exploring Poetry & Democracy.    Order Your Free Poster Today Use our poster request form to get this year's official National Poetry Month Poster in time for April.   Sponsored Content: The Spider's Thread by Keith J. Holyoak   How does metaphor work in mind and poetry? Read The Spider's Thread by Jeith J. Holyoak, newly available from the MIT Press. This is "a shimmering book, full of surprises" according to Jay Parini, author of New and Collected Poems, 1975–2015 and Why Poetry Matters. Learn more.  Sponsored Content: Ink Knows No Borders   In the intimate BAM Fisher, poets Safia Elhillo, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Chrysanthemum Tran, and Javier Zamora discuss the experiences of first- and second-generation immigrants and refugees depicted in a new poetry collection. Co-presented with Greenlight Bookstore. Get tickets.   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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