A Mapping of Indigenous Poetry and Poets, Native American Heritage Month, and Conversation with a Filmmaker

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend November 13, 2019 Celebrate Native American Heritage Month   Honor Native American writers with this selection of poems from Poets.org.    "The Hunter's Wooing" by Ruth Muskrat Bronson "From the Desire Field" by Natalie Diaz "Grace" by Joy Harjo "Compass" by Joan Naviyuk Kane "The Reservation" by Adrian C. Louis "A Benign Self-Portrait" by N. Scott Momaday "Autumn" by Alexander Posey "Smuggling Cherokee" by Kim Shuck "Ȟe Sápa, Five" by Layli Long Soldier "What an Indian Thought When He Saw the Comet"          by Tso-le-oh-woh "Carrying Our Words" by Ofelia Zepeda

Browse the audio library. Read featured essays. Watch education projects videos. Ancestors: A Mapping of Indigenous Poetry and Poets   Read a full transcript of Joy Harjo's Blaney Lecture "Ancestors: A Mapping of Indigenous Poetry and Poets" and watch the lecture on Youtube. In Conversation: Marie Howe and Madeleine Olnek   Join us tonight for an intimate conversation about the life and work of Emily Dickinson with Academy Chancellor Marie Howe and award-winning filmmaker Madeleine Olnek, writer and director of the 2018 film Wild Nights with Emily.  November Guest Editor   Thanks to Sherwin Bitsui for curating our Poem-a-Day series for the month of November. Read a Q&A with him about his curatorial approach and his own work.  Poetry Breaks   Watch a video from the archival series "Poetry Breaks," filmed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by creator Leila Luchetti. In this video, Thylias Moss Reads "Sunrise Comes to Second Avenue."   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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