Happy National Poetry Month!

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend April 1, 2019 National Poetry Month 2019   Happy National Poetry Month! We hope you participate in the largest literary celebration in the world, created by the Academy of American Poets. Check out the events and programs happening this month and find out 30 more ways to celebrate throughout the month of April.

April Guest Editor: Tracy K. Smith   Sign up for Poem-a-Day to receive poems curated by U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith for National Poetry Month, and read a Q&A that discusses her curating approach and more. Share a Poem-a-Day and tell us how you're celebrating with #nationalpoetrymonth Visit Poetry Near You to list a poetry event or find out what's happening in your community during April. Poem in Your Pocket Day is on April 18. Join thousands of people across the country who will carry a poem with them in celebration. 2019 Whitman Winner: Leah Naomi Green   Congratulations to Leah Naomi Green, whose manuscript, The More Extravagant Feast, was selected by Li-Young Lee as the winner of the 2019 Walt Whitman Award. Read more about Green and The More Extravagant Feast, which Lee said "keeps faithful company with the world and earns its name." American Poets: Spring–Summer 2019   Check out a preview of the new issue of American Poets, which includes essays by Richard Blanco and Chancellors Khaled Mattawa, Brenda Hillman, and Alberto Ríos; two Q&As with our new Chancellors; poems from recently released collections; and much more. The Launch of Emily Skaja's Brute   Emily Skaja's Brute, selected by Joy Harjo as the winner of the 2018 Walt Whitman Award, is out April 2nd from Graywolf Press. Read more about Skaja and celebrate the launch of Brute in NYC with Skaja and 2017 Whitman Award winner Jenny Xie. 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, Linda Gregerson reads her poem "Line Drive Caught by the Grace of God." Poetry & the Creative Mind   Join us on April 24 at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York City for a night of celebrating the presence of poetry across the arts, and throughout our lives. Poetry & the Creative Mind, which benefits our education program, will feature readings and performances from guests including Ann Curry, Stephin Merritt, Daniel Rose, Savion Glover, and more. Order Your Free NPM Poster Now   You still have time to gear up for National Poetry Month by bringing this year's winning poster to your house, classroom, library, and office. Order your free 2019 poster by filling in our quick poster request form. Enjoy a special National Poetry Month discount in the Poets Shop   Now through April 5, take 15% off with offer code NPM2019 on posters, notebooks, prize-winning poetry collections, and more. Two Historic Events   In NYC or DC? Check out these two events celebrating poetry, including the conclusion of Tracy K. Smith's poet laureateship and the Walt Whitman bicentennial reading. In Case You Missed It   "Poetry Beyond Bars" Read this feature in Book Riot about the week in Poem-a-Day with work by poets who have been incarcerated, curated by Clint Smith, that reads "these five poems help cross literal and perceived divides between ourselves and those behind bars."   "This World Poetry Day, Get into Poems in 3 Easy Ways" Read the ways you can celebrate poetry with these recommendations offered by Bustle magazine, including signing up for Poem-a-Day.   "Emerge" on Poets.org Have you used Emerge yet? Thanks for the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, visitors to Poets.org will be able to create, make, and send erasure poems from texts that address democracy.   Thank You to Our National Poetry Month Sponsors   We'd like to extend our gratitude to all of the publishers and organizations that helped make National Poetry Month 2019 possible. We'll continue thanking our sponsors throughout the weeks ahead:   826 National; AGNI; Ahsahta Press; Alaska Quarterly Review; Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; American Booksellers Association; American Library Association; American Poetry Review; Andrews McMeel Publishing; Barnes & Noble; Betsy South Beach Hotel; Bilingual Press; BkMk Press; BOA Editions, Ltd.; Bookish; Bright Hill Press; The Brooklyn Rail; CavanKerry Press; Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University; City Lights Books; Civitella Ranieri Foundation; Coffee House Press; Columbia University School of the Arts MFA Writing Program; and Copper Canyon Press. Sponsored Content   Molly Shannon stars as Emily Dickinson in a dramatic comedy based on Dickinson's private letters and poems that Indiewire says "could forever change the narrative of the world's most famous woman poet."  See Wild Nights with Emily in theaters April 12.   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. 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