June 30, 2011
Poetry Foundation Commemorates New Building with Community Celebration
The Poetry Foundation welcomed more than one thousand visitors to Chicago’s first home for poetry.
June 20, 2011
Neko Case to Perform Free Concert at Poetry Foundation Open House
Ninety pairs of free tickets to be awarded via a lottery drawing. The Poetry Foundation will accept entries starting at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2011.
June 10, 2011
Poetry Foundation to Open Its New Home
This month, the Poetry Foundation opens its new home in Chicago—the first space in Chicago dedicated solely to the art of poetry.
May 24, 2011
Poetry Foundation Announces Open House
New cultural building dedicated to poetry opens to the public with a two-day celebration of free performances on June 25 and 26.
May 12, 2011
J. Patrick Lewis Named Children’s Poet Laureate
J. Patrick Lewis will serve as the nation’s third Children’s Poet Laureate: Consultant in Children’s Poetry to the Poetry Foundation for a two-year tenure. The award includes a $25,000 cash prize.
May 10, 2011
Poetry Wins National Magazine Award for General Excellence
The magazine has won the National Magazine Award for “General Excellence, Print” in the “Literary, Political and Professional Magazines” category, and brings home its second Ellie this year.
May 2, 2011
Poetry Foundation and NEA Announce Youssef Biaz as 2011 Poetry Out Loud National Champion
The Poetry Foundation and the NEA named 16-year-old Youssef Biaz of Auburn, Alabama the 2011 Poetry Out Loud National Champion at the National Finals held in Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 29.
April 29, 2011
Nine Student Finalists Compete for $50,000 at 2011 Poetry Out Loud National Finals
The nine high school students advanced from yesterday's semifinals; a national champion will be named tonight at the historic Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC.
April 14, 2011
53 finalists will take part in the nation’s largest youth poetry recitation competition. Award-winning actress Kerry Washington, a member of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, will host.
April 12, 2011
David Ferry Awarded 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
The $100,000 prize is awarded annually to a living US poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition.
