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Academy of American Poets Receives $4.5 Million Grant

6:05pm January 30, 2020

by Elizabeth Blair

The grant, thought to be the largest-ever from a philanthropic institution for poetry, will enable the academy to fund its Poets Laureate Fellowship program for the next three years.

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Hoops, High Jumps, Movement Of Muscles: A Crowdsourced Poem Inspired By Sports

5:09am November 28, 2019

by Casey Noenickx

Poet Kwame Alexander creates a poem from submissions about tennis, baseball, ballet, track, football, basketball and hockey, as well as themes of winning and losing and technique and talent.

Winners of this year's National Book Awards each receive $10,000 along with their prize.

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National Book Awards Handed To Susan Choi, Arthur Sze And More

10:04pm November 20, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The novelist and poet joined Sarah M. Broom, László Krasznahorkai, Ottilie Mulzet, and Martin W. Sandler as winners Wednesday night — receiving $10,000 and a medallion for their front covers.

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Let's Play Ball! Share Your Sports-Inspired Poems

7:39am November 13, 2019

by Heidi Glenn

NPR's Rachel Martin and poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander want to read your poems about sports. You can use sport as a metaphor for our lives — or simply write about the game or team you love.

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New 'Paris Review' Poetry Editor Vijay Seshadri Has Hope For The Next Generation

10:00am November 09, 2019

by Jeevika Verma

Vijay Seshadri has been named the twelfth poetry editor ofThe Paris Review. He says he sees a resurgence in American poetry right now, and a new recognition of different lives and experiences.

Twenty-five books remain in consideration for the five National Book Awards that will be doled out Nov. 20 in New York City. Among the names to be found on the 2019 shortlists: Marlon James, Susan Choi, Jason Reynolds, Carolyn Forche and Laila Lalami, amo

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Here Are The Finalists For The 2019 National Book Awards

10:40am October 08, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The shortlists this year include Marlon James, Susan Choi, Carolyn Forché, Jason Reynolds and more than two dozen other authors and translators. Winners in five categories will be unveiled next month.

Fifty books made the cut for the 2019 National Book Award longlists. Winners will be announced in November.

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Here Are The Nominees For The 2019 National Book Awards

1:58pm September 20, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Colson Whitehead and Marlon James headline the longlists of names in contention for the literary prize. Altogether, 50 books across five categories stand a chance at winning in November.

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Voices Of The Past: Questions For Poet Renato Rosaldo

12:00pm September 01, 2019

by Stefanie Fernández

As a kid in Tucson in the 1950s, anthropologist and poet Renato Rosaldo ran with a crew called the Chasers. 50 years later, he interviewed them at a reunion and created prose poems in their voices.

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Memories Of Home: Share Yours As A Poem

2:23pm August 19, 2019

by Casey Noenickx

NPR's Morning Edition wants to hear about the people or places you come from. Drawing on all five senses, craft a poem about your home, using memories and your own words.

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Joy Harjo will become the 23rd poet laureate of the United States, making her the first Native American to hold the position.

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Joy Harjo Becomes The First Native American U.S. Poet Laureate

10:53pm June 19, 2019

A member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, the 68-year-old poet and musician says she bears "the honor on behalf of the people and my ancestors" and aims to serve as an "ambassador" of the art form.

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