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Poetry Challenge: Create A List Poem That Grapples With Rise Of Anti-Asian Racism

Mar 31, 2021
Attacks against Asian Americans have increased since the coronavirus pandemic began. Tell us how you cope with this anti-Asian violence and discrimination in the form of a list poem.
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'Love And Other Poems' Promises That Love Will Find Us

Feb 09, 2021
Alex Dimitrov's new collection — perfect for anyone caught between the moon and New York City — advises readers to be patient: Time is always moving on, bringing us closer and closer to love.
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While the Possible is Possible: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 3

Feb 04, 2021
In the final installment of our 2021 poetry preview, we bring you books that demonstrate the incredible capaciousness of poetry — and that we hope will be sustaining company for the year ahead.
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Poet Amanda Gorman performs "The Hill We Climb" during the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.
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After Inaugural Performance, Poet Amanda Gorman Tops The Amazon Bestseller List

Jan 21, 2021
Gorman's debut poetry collection and an illustrated kids' book are first and second on the list — on the strength of pre-orders, since both titles won't be out until September.
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Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.
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A Different Day: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 2

Jan 21, 2021
Poetry helps us express feelings that don't fit neatly into sentences; confusion and fear but also hope and joy. Here's the second installment of our look ahead at the most exciting poetry of 2021.
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Bringing Everyone In at Nuwu Art | History for (Ventriloquist) Dummies | The Inauguration Poet | Hip Hop and Mass Incarceration
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Inauguration Day: Live Updates
Poet Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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'Not Broken But Simply Unfinished': Poet Amanda Gorman Calls For A Better America

Jan 20, 2021
The 22-year-old composed a poem, "The Hill We Climb," that acknowledges the recent insurrection attempt, but turns resolutely toward hope. "The new dawn blooms," she writes.
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Glimmers Of Hope: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 1

Jan 11, 2021
This year, critic Craig Morgan Teicher says American poetry has become too big for just one person to cover, so he's invited five colleagues to bring their own perspectives to our 2021 poetry preview.
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Poet torrin a. greathouse
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Poetry Escapes The Beauty Bind In 'Wound From The Mouth Of A Wound'

Dec 28, 2020
In her debut collection, poet torrin a. greathouse explores what it means to be both trans and disabled, and the ways beauty can be a trap for trans women — so why not write towards ugliness?
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With countless lights, Christmassy illuminated man-high trees and reindeer decorate the entrance of a shop
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Opinion: T'was The Night Before Christmas in 2020

Dec 19, 2020
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, NPR's Scott Simon updates "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for 2020.
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Irish poet William Butler Yeats circa 1920.
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Opinion: Reading William Butler Yeats 100 Years Later

Nov 28, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what a 100 year-old poem by William Butler Yeats means today.
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'The Voice Of Sheila Chandra' Echoes Through Time And Space

Oct 18, 2020
Kazim Ali's new poetry collection was inspired by the story of Sheila Chandra, a well-known singer rendered voiceless by an incurable neurological condition.
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Goats and Soda
From left: Deng Ge is a rap mogul who became a lockdown activist. Poet Sally Wen Mao Mao uses her art to express her anger about how Chinese people are being portrayed in the pandemic. Writer and comic artist Laura Gao, living in the U.S., has a video ch
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How 3 Women From Wuhan Cope With COVID: Rap, Poetry And Moonpies

Oct 14, 2020
We interview a rap mogul (turned community volunteer), an author focused on a nine-tailed fox and a grandmother with a sense of humor. They're part of our special report on women facing the pandemic.
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Portraits Of Resilience: How 19 Women Around The Globe Face The Pandemic

Oct 09, 2020
Women often bear a heavier burden at times of crisis. They take care of the kids, the house, the survival of families. NPR photographed and interviewed 19 women over 3 weeks. Here are their stories.
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Goats and Soda
Slam poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Emi Mahmoud performs at the Sziget Festival in Hungary in 2019.
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A World Champion Slam Poet Pivots To Medicine

Aug 15, 2020
Sudanese American Emi Mahmoud achieved massive success as a spoken word artist. Now she's switching things up and pursuing a career in science.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Former Poetry Foundation President Henry Bienen (right) awarding a lifetime achievement prize to poet Marilyn Nelson (left). Bienen stepped down from the Poetry Foundation after poets and activists criticized the organization's response to the police kil
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Poetry Foundation Leaders Resign After Criticism Of Their Response To Protests

Jun 10, 2020
The Poetry Foundation announced today that two of its leaders have stepped down, after poets associated with the organization criticized their response to the police killing of George Floyd.
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Poet Elaine Kahn says the Poetry Field School had its origin in a tweet.
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Poetry Field School Offers Long-Distance Solace During A Pandemic

Jun 07, 2020
Poet Elaine Kahn teaches video conference workshops for aspiring poets, as part of her Poetry Field School project. She says the pandemic and quarantine have had an impact on her students' writing.
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People react during a rally to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Ga.
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'Running For Your Life': A Community Poem For Ahmaud Arbery

May 27, 2020
For this latest community poem, NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander sifted through more than 1,000 submissions reacting to the killing of Ahmaud Abrery and created a poem that speaks with one voice.
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Keeping The Dark At Bay: A 2020 Poetry Preview

Feb 13, 2020
Poet and critic Craig Morgan Teicher presents his annual roundup of the poetry he's looking forward to. This year, he's showcasing a group of poets who he says are holding the darkness at bay.
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Academy of American Poets Receives $4.5 Million Grant

Jan 30, 2020
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

Nov 28, 2019
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.
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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

Nov 20, 2019
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

Nov 13, 2019
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

Nov 09, 2019
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.
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Book News & Features
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, am
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Here Are The Finalists For The 2019 National Book Awards

Oct 08, 2019
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.

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