May 17, 2012
Poetry Foundation Announces Winner of 2012 Emily Dickinson First Book Award
The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce that poet Hailey Leithauser has won the 2012 Emily Dickinson First Book Award.
May 16, 2012
Poetry Foundation and NEA Announce Kristen Dupard as 2012 Poetry Out Loud National Champion
From a competitive field of some 365,000 students nationwide, Kristen Dupard, a senior at Ridgeland High School in Ridgeland, Mississippi, won the title of 2012 Poetry Out Loud National Champion at the National Finals held in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
May 15, 2012
Nine Student Finalists Compete for $50,000 at 2012 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 Harman Center for the Arts, 610 F Street NW in Washington, DC tonight.
April 23, 2012
Fifty-three students from across the country will converge in Washington, DC, on May 14-15, 2012, to compete in the National Finals of Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, the nation’s largest youth poetry recitation competition.
April 17, 2012
W.S. Di Piero Awarded 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce that poet W.S. Di Piero has won the 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.
March 28, 2012
Poetry Foundation Celebrates National Poetry Month
The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce an exciting array of literary events and programs in celebration of National Poetry Month, April 2012.
March 15, 2012
Poetry Foundation’s Inaugural President, John Barr, Announces Retirement
John Barr will retire as the Poetry Foundation’s inaugural president at the end of 2012, after nearly a decade of leading the organization.
February 29, 2012
POETRY App Announced as Finalist for National Magazine Award
The POETRY app is a finalist in the National Magazine Awards for Digital Media. The Digital ‘Ellie,’ awarded by the American Society of Magazine Editors, recognizes innovations in magazine media.
February 6, 2012
Annual Letter from John Barr, President
President of the Poetry Foundation, John Barr, discusses the creative power of poetry.
January 18, 2012
Founded in Chicago in October 1912 by editor Harriet Monroe, Poetry is the oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world. The magazine celebrates its centennial in 2012.
