Announcing the Winner of the 2020 National Poetry Month Poster Contest for Students & the 2020 Dear Poet Project

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend January 2020 Poems for a New Year   Celebrate the beginning of 2020 with these classic and contemporary poems about hope, resilience, and change:   "blessing the boats" by Lucille Clifton "Religious Instructions for Young Casualties" by      Sandra María Esteves "For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth      in Its Human Feet" by Joy Harjo "Burning the Old Year" by Naomi Shihab Nye "Move" by Alicia Ostriker "Archaic Torso of Apollo" by Rainer Maria Rilke "A House Called Tomorrow" by Alberto Ríos "Good Bones" by Maggie Smith "The Year" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Read poems about winter. Read poems about beginnings. Read poems about hope. Announcing the Winner of the 2020 National Poetry Month Poster  Contest for Students   We're thrilled to announce the winner of the 2020 National Poetry Month Poster Contest for Students! Artwork by tenth grader Samantha Aikman from Vermont has been selected by renowned cartoonist Alison Bechdel and former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera to be featured on the official poster, which we'll distribute to over 100,000 schools, libraries, and bookstores nationwide. The poster will also be available to download for free. Introducing the 2020 Dear Poet Project   Every National Poetry Month, the Academy of American Poets reaches thousands of students through our multimedia education project, Dear Poet. This year, we're excited to include more award-winning poets than ever before, as poets laureate from eleven states, cities, and counties are participating alongside twelve poets from our Board of Chancellors—including U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Read poems by these poets and watch videos of them reading their work for the 2020 Dear Poet project! Videos: Dear Poet 2020   A highlight of the annual Dear Poet project is its multimedia component, as students are able to view a video of each participating poet reading his or her poem aloud. Martin Luther King Jr. Day   January 21 is a federal holiday meant to honor the life and dream of the powerful activist Martin Luther King Jr. Read a selection of poems about social justice and browse lesson plans featuring poems and resources related to this occasion. Save the Date for Poem in Your Pocket Day   We look forward to celebrating Poem in Your Pocket Day this year on April 30! On this day, encourage your students to select a poem, carry it with them, and share it with others throughout their day.  Discover more materials for teachers. Browse 30+ themed lists of poems for kids. Find poetry readings and events near you. Browse Lesson Plans by Theme   Browse selections of poetry lesson plans curated around themes, occasions, and class subjects, including lesson plans featuring poems and multimedia resources related to science class, history class, social justice, the environment, heritage months, seasons, and more. Poetry in the Classroom Calendar   Feature poetry in the classroom year-round with the help of this free, downloadable calendar, which offers poems, lesson plans, and other resources related to specific days, months, and seasons. 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