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Poet Marilyn Nelson wins $100,000 lifetime achievement prize
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMarilyn Nelson has won the $100,000 Wallace Stevens Award, a lifetime achievement honor presented by the Academy of American Poets for “proven mastery in the art of poetry.” “For decades Marilyn ...
Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spirited melancholy...
Poet Afaa Michael Weaver wins $100,000 award for lifetime achievement
Associated Press via AOL· 7 months agoPoet Afaa Michael Weaver has won the Wallace Stevens Award, a lifetime achievement honor presented by the Academy of American Poets. Weaver, whose books include “Spirit Boxing,” “A Fire in the ...
Joy Harjo Receives Harper Lee Award
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Muskogee Creek) will receive the 2023 Harper Lee Award at the Monroe Literary Festival on Saturday, March 4, 2023....
What's new at the Mu? Big Read keynote to feature Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe grand finale of the Massillon Museum’s 2022 NEA Big Read will be the keynote by Muscogee author...
Submissions for the Worcester County Poetry Association's Frank O'Hara prize open in Jan.
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoThere are no shortage of poetry contests out there – a quick Google search will net you thousands –...
The Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf: Poetry
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Patrick Hruby / For The Times) Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. … A Stab in the Dark by Facundo Bernal, 1921 The Sonoran-born...
Meet the winner of the 2024 Telegraph Poetry Competition
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoToday we announce the shortlist and winner for The Telegraph’s 2024 poetry competition. Watch...
Poetry from Daily Life: Marilyn Singer explains how to read a poem aloud
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThis week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Marilyn Singer, who divides her time between...
The Rise of Literary Friendships
Esquire via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOnce bitterly competitive, the literary world is now bursting with connection and collaboration. But why are authors turning to one another, and how is...
