Some voice always followed,
telling me which foot
to put down first.
Thanks for deflecting the ricochet
against that anarchy of dusk.

—Yusef Komunyakaa, former Academy Chancellor, born #OTD

poets.org/poem/thanks-0

canisia lubrin Canisia Lubrin speaks on using characters as a counterpoint to narratives of progress: 'If you are to raise a single note against injustice now. You are just in love with making trouble. 'What do you have to complain about?''
Nicole Sealey
#bocas2024 ⚡️ngctrinidadandtobago

Thank you so much! It’s such an honour! I’m so grateful 😭💛

Happy #NationalPoetryMonth ! Poetry conveys the human experience and its complexities. We're thrilled to celebrate award-winning poet Nicole Sealey, guest speaker at the #TalentStrongFL summit - Access for All! Join us! http://fcansummit.orgMay 8-10, Hilton Orlando #FCAN2024

We’re so excited to present the Poetry Award to the wonderful Airea D. Matthews for her newest collection, Bread and Circus! Congratulations! #bookprizes #bookfest @scribnerbooks

library.temple.edu/events/1613

On Fri, we welcome the incomparable poet Nicole Sealey Nicole Sealey to Temple University who will give an author talk about her latest book The Ferguson Report: An Erasure presented by the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection. Come join us. Click on the link! #NationalPoetryMonth

On Mom'ss Bday and the judges' citation ends with: 'And one with oness I be: from the river the sea.'

Thrilled to return to Princeton Arts for a couple years! 🙏🏽✨

#CeasefireNOW

Please join me and my colleagues as we fight for fair pay 👊🏼

FABULOUS new poem by Sharon Olds in The New Yorker ❤️🙌

Looking so forward to this conversation with powerhouse poet canisia lubrin! ✨✨✨

#CeasefireNOW

Congrats to these poets! What an amazing group.

Kaveh Akbar
Jos Charles
Elaine Equi
Vievee Francis
Airea D. Matthews
Robyn Schiff
Safiya Sinclair
Tracy K. Smith
Mai Der Vang

Our National Poetry Month poet for today is Nicole Sealey Nicole Sealey. sclsnj.org/national-poetr… Alfred A. Knopf. Follow us for another contemporary poet each weekday in April. #NationalPoetryMonth Academy of American Poets

Fantastic news! Congratulations Kwame! ✨

Landed in NYC yesterday to this news! Thank you Bocas Lit Fest and the esteemed poetry judges for this honor! And to be listed alongside my dear sister @safiyasinclair is an absolute gift! This win is for the place of my birth and dreams, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 🙏🏽✨

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‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

On April 1, at 7 pm ET, join Symphony Space and Academy of American Poets for the launch of You Are Here, an anthology of nature poems edited by Ada Limón. In-person and livestream tickets are available: symphonyspace.org/events/ada-lim…

As the U.N. warns of 'imminent famine' in northern Gaza, Palestinian doctor and politician Mustafa Barghouti @Mustafa_Barghouti calls on the world to 'impose sanctions on Israel to force it to open the roads of supplies of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza and to accept a ceasefire.'

We're happy to inaugurate the second edition of the PL Pamphlet Prize, judged by Nicole Sealey and Dan O’Brien.

The winner will receive £250 + publication of their pamphlet with Poetry London Editions + 10 copies of the work. More info at poetrylondon.co.uk/pamphlet-prize/

Thanks to Rachel and Christine for inviting me to talk about THE FERGUSON REPORT: AN ERASURE! ✨

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