March 12, 2014
The World Record – A Global Gathering of Poets
The literary exhibition on view at the Poetry Foundation until April 30 is The World Record, an autograph edition of poems handwritten in the native languages of over a hundred contemporary poets including Seamus Heaney, Qassim Haddad, Selina Tusitala, and Kay Ryan, to name a few.
March 5, 2014
The Poetry Foundation’s Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute Launches Its Poets in the World Series
The eight new titles in the Poets in the World series offer English-speaking audiences a rare glimpse at the work of contemporary poets who have shaped literary traditions from around the globe.
March 3, 2014
Poetry Magazine Presents Poems of Provocation and Witness
The March 2014 issue of Poetry presents 24 poems from 16 poets addressing history, society and current events, in a portfolio coedited with Split This Rock.
February 6, 2014
Five Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships in the amount of $25,800 each will be awarded to young poets through a national competition sponsored by the Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine.
January 29, 2014
Poetry Foundation president Robert Polito will moderate a discussion on film and poetry, focusing on James Franco’s short film Herbert White, which is based on Frank Bidart’s poem of the same name.
January 9, 2014
Poetry Foundation Announces Winter/Spring Events Season
The season includes performances exploring poet-playwright Samuel Beckett and poet-composer Paul Laurence Dunbar; an exhibition featuring Jane Freilicher; and readings and events presenting the work of more than 40 poets, including Dorothea Lasky and Sonia Sanchez.
January 8, 2014
Painter Jane Freilicher’s First Solo Exhibition in Chicago
The Poetry Foundation presents the exhibition Jane Freilicher: Painter Among Poets and features a portfolio of the artist’s work in the January 2014 issue of Poetry magazine.
