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Announcing the Judges of the 2023 Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize	The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that climate scientist Dr. Peter Kalmus and poet Matthew Olzmann will judge the 2023 Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize, the Academy’s first poetry prize to address…	Sep 14, 2022
The Poetry Coalition Announces its 2022–2023 Fellows	The Poetry Coalition, a network of 25+ poetry organizations, is pleased to present its third cohort of the Poetry Coalition Fellowship program. These five individuals have been selected to receive paid fellowships, each at a…	Sep 12, 2022
Announcing a New Funding Opportunity for Literary Organizations That Present or Serve Poets, or Incorporate Poetry	The Academy of American Poets announced today a new multi-year funding opportunity for literary organizations that present or serve poets, or incorporate poetry as part of their programming. Eligible organizations will be…	Sep 7, 2022
Announcing the Judges for the 2023 Ambroggio Prize and 2023 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award	We are pleased to announce that Achy Obejas will judge the 2023 Ambroggio Prize and t	Sep 7, 2022
The Guggenheim Announces Open Call for 2023 Poet-in-Residence	The Guggenheim is collaborating with the Academy of American Poets to launch an open call for its second year-long Poet-in-Residence position for a contemporary poet with a strong interest in public engagement. The selected…	Sep 6, 2022
The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 22 Poet Laureate Fellows Across the Country	The Academy of American Poets announced today that it is awarding a combined total of $1.1 million to its 2022 Poet Laureate Fellows. These 22 individuals, each of whom will receive $50,000, have been named poets laureate of…	Aug 2, 2022
The Academy of American Poets Announces 2022 Poetry Fund Grant Recipients	In alliance with the Amazon Literary Partnership, the Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the Poetry Fund grants, which are provided annually to poetry organizations and presses that are…	Jul 20, 2022
Poet Eduardo C. Corral to Judge the 2023 Academy of American Poets First Book Award	The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that poet Eduardo C. Corral will judge the 2023 Academy of American Poets First Book Award, the nation’s most generous first-book prize for poetry. The winner will receive…	Jun 14, 2022
The Academy of American Poets Awarded Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts	The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $70,000 Grant for Arts Projects in the literature category from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). In total, NEA Chair Maria Rosario…	May 18, 2022
Poets.org Recommends 12 Poems for Mother’s Day	Sharing poems on Mother's Day is a special way to honor the mothers and mother figures we know. For the upcoming occasion, the Academy of American Poets and Poets.org recommend 12 popular poems from its collection to help…	May 5, 2022