Shooting Some Poems with Jen Benka September 27, 2012: The brand-new Executive Director of the Academy of American Poets--that's Jennifer Benka to you--has graced Sina Queyras's Lemon Hound with some "Poemgraphs." Essentially, Benka has shot some poems. She and Sina talk shop; here's an excerpt from their conversation: JB: I started experimenting by shooting some poems in Gregory Corso’s [...] by Harriet Staff

Academy of American Poets Names Jennifer Benka Executive Director June 12, 2012: From The Academy of American Poets Website: The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that Jennifer Benka has been named the organization's next Executive Director. She will return to New York City from San Francisco, where she was most recently the National Director of Development and Marketing for 826 National. She will [...] by Harriet Staff