Deadline for Poets Laureate Fellowship Program, Winter Poems, and AWP Reading

Support Poets.org February 18, 2020 Poems for Winter  Settle into the last few weeks of winter with this compilation of seasonal poems from Poets.org.  "Dear J." by Kazim Ali  "Evergreen" by Oliver Baez Bendorf "[Locked away we're like a Russian novel:]" by Gabrielle Calvocoressi "The World" by Jennifer Chang "Like Brooms of Steel (1252)" by Emily Dickinson  "Fire Gotten Brighter" by Christopher Gilbert "Dreams" by Langston Hughes "Winter-Lull" by D. H. Lawrence "February" by Jill Osier "Invisible Globe" by Arthur Sze "Places [III. Winter Sun]" by Sara Teasdale  Read about Black History Month Prepare for Women's History Month AWP20 Featured Reading Going to AWP? Join us in San Antonio, Texas, on March 6 for a reading by 2019 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows Robin Coste Lewis (Los Angeles), Raquel Salas Rivera (Philadelphia), and TC Tolbert (Tucson). Submit: Poets Laureate Fellowships Established in partnership with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships are given to honor poets of literary merit and enable their civic projects that engage their community with poetry. The awards span from $50,000-$100,000, and the deadline to submit is February 23. February Guest Editor: Roger Reeves  Thanks to Roger Reeves, author of King Me (Copper Canyon Press, 2013), who curated Poem-a-Day for this month's weekdays. Read an extended Q&A about Reeves' curatorial approach, find out more about our guest editors for the year, and sign up for Poem-a-Day. Poetry Breaks  Poetry Breaks is a series of videos filmed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Leita Luchetti. Watch Robert Bly read "Winter Poem." Sponsored Content  Acclaimed poet and playwright Claudia Rankine examines the nature of white male privilege in Help, a powerful new play commissioned by The Shed. Performances run March 10–April 5; tickets are $49 or less for select performances. Learn more.  From Our Sponsors Copyright © 2020 The Academy of American Poets, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: The Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane St #901 New York, NY 10038 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.