NPR

The Academy of American Poets names its first Latino head

For the first time, the Academy of American Poets will be led by a Latino: Ricardo Alberto Maldonado. Maldonado, currently the co-director of the 92NY's Unterberg Poetry Center in New York City, will ...
AOL

The Atlantic Publishes ‘The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),’ Recognizing the Most Consequential Poetry Collections of the Past 25 Years

Today The Atlantic launches “The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),” a new editorial project that brings together the 25 most consequential poetry collections of the past 25 years, and ...
The Christian Century

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry (5 volumes)

This encyclopedia provides a surprisingly complete collection of entries on American poetry and poets from the early colonial to the contemporary era. Included are both major and lesser-known poets ...
Cincinnati

For Poetry Month, We Salute 18 Renowned Cincinnati Poets From Days Gone By

Each April, the Academy of American Poets sponsors National Poetry Month. In recognition of Cincinnati’s extensive contributions to that genre, here is a collection of local poets who achieved ...
NPR

Academy of American Poets receives its largest-ever donation

Writers all over the United States get support from The Academy of American Poets. Its programming, which includes classroom materials and public readings, reaches millions of Americans. In 2020, the ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

On the state of American poetry

The institutions that have grown up around poetry are diametrically opposed to “everything genuine that poetry, and an authentic life in poetry, stands for,” says Eric Ormsby, a poet and a professor ...
PBS

First Latino head of Academy of American Poets on bringing poetry to more people

An editing error in the headline inverted the name of the organization Academy of American Poets. The headline has since been updated. Founded in 1934, the Academy of ...
Forbes

The 20 Greatest Poets Of All Time

Maya Angelou, considered one of the best poets in history, signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City. Poetry is a ...
Forbes

25 Famous Poems That Everyone Should Read

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

The American prose poem

“The prose poem has achieved an unprecedented level of popularity among American poets,” writes David Lehman, a poet and the series editor of the Best American Poetry series, published by Scribner. He ...
WGBH

Who was Phillis Wheatley, the first African American poet to publish a book?

In 1761, a young girl crossed the Atlantic on a slave ship. Captured in West Africa and transported to Boston, where she was enslaved by John and Susanna Wheatley. They named her Phillis, after the ...
St. Louis American

Poetry helps us connect

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up When I was young, I was a passionate creative writer and sort of ...