May 22, 2013
Poetry Features Verse from Afghan Women
Poetry's June 2013 issue, “Landays," is dedicated entirely to poetry composed by and circulated among Afghan women.
May 8, 2013
Poetry Magazine Launches Digital Subscription
The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is pleased to announce that Poetry is now available through a digital subscription starting with the May 2013 issue.
May 1, 2013
Poetry Foundation and NEA Announce Langston Ward as 2013 Poetry Out Loud National Champion
From a competitive field of some 375,000 students nationwide, Langston Ward, a senior at Mead High School in Spokane, Washington won the title of 2013 Poetry Out Loud National Champion.
April 30, 2013
Nine Student Finalists Compete for $50,000 at the 2013 Poetry Out Loud National Finals
Nine high school students vie for the title of Poetry Out Loud National Champion and a $20,000 award at The George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC tonight.
April 10, 2013
POETRY from the Poetry Foundation App Nominated for Webby Award
The POETRY from the Poetry Foundation app is a nominee for a Webby Award in the “Education & Reference (Handheld Devices)” category.
April 9, 2013
Poetry Foundation and NEA Announce the 2013 National Finals of Poetry Out Loud
Fifty-three students from across the country will converge in Washington, DC, on April 29-30, 2013, at the end of National Poetry Month, to compete in the National Finals of Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, the nation’s largest youth poetry recitation competition.
April 3, 2013
New Titles from the Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute and McSweeney’s
The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of two new titles: Open the Door: How to Excite Young People About Poetry and The Strangest of Theatres: Poets Writing Across Borders, both co-published with McSweeney’s.
April 2, 2013
Poetry Nominated for National Magazine Award
The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is proud to announce that the magazine is a finalist for a National Magazine Award in the category of “General Excellence, Print.”
March 26, 2013
Poetry Foundation Celebrates National Poetry Month
The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce an exciting array of literary programs and poetry events across the country in celebration of National Poetry Month, April 2013.
March 18, 2013
Marie Ponsot Awarded 2013 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce that poet Marie Ponsot has won the 2013 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.
