Academy of American Poets

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First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Lincoln School Students In Caldwell Share Love Of Poetry

0 commentsCaldwell – Students and teachers at Lincoln Elementary celebrated an unusual holiday in April, their second annual Poem in My Pocket Day.Part of National Poetry Month, the idea for the day was simple: students and teachers wore a pocket around ... [Published The Progress - Jun 14 2013]
First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Local residents win achievement awards at Connecticut College

Two local residents received student achievement awards at the annual Honors & Awards ceremony at Connecticut College on May 8.Norwich resident Yumi Kovic, junior, chemistry major, was awarded the Jean V. Johnston Prize for contributing the most to the ... [Published Norwich Bulletin - Jun 10 2013]
First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

A Teenage Emily Dickinson's Careful Collection of Dried Flowers

The Vault is  Slate 's new history blog. Like us on  Facebook ; follow us on Twitter  @slatevault ; find us on  Tumblr.  Find out more about what this space is all about  here .These are pages from Emily Dickinson’s herbarium, or homemade book of pressed ... [Published Slate Magazine - Jun 04 2013]
First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

With a Poem in Their Pockets, Lincoln School Students Celebrate Poetry Month

Students and teachers at Lincoln Elementary School celebrated an unusual holiday last month — their second annual Poem in My Pocket Day.Part of National Poetry Month, the idea for the day was simple: students and teachers wore a pocket around their necks ... [Published Caldwells Patch - May 31 2013]
First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Poetry’s Appeal | Library Journal’s Day of Dialog

LJ ’s first-ever poetry panel at Day of Dialog tackled engaging readers—by encouraging reading aloud and by making poetry accessible, not intimidating. Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky, Poets House ‘s Reggie Harris (Poetry in the Branches), Academy ... [Published Library Journal - May 31 2013]
First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Storytelling festival carries on important tradition

McCook Daily GazetteIt's all about the story.From the earliest conversations around a cave campfire to a Tweet distributed by fiber optic cable, humans have sought to communicate stories, stories that are true, embellished, completely fictional or a mix ... [Published McCook Gazette - May 29 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Jean Valentine, Michael Waters, & Jane Mead Poetry Reading

Location: Drew University36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ When:June 22, 2013Time: 7:00 pmJean Valentine  was the State Poet of New York from 2008-2010. She won the Yale Younger Poets Award for her first book, Dream Barker, in 1965. Her eleventh book of ... [Published Madison Patch - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Aracelis Girmay, Ellen Doré Watson & Sean Nevin Poetry Reading

Location: Drew University36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ When:June 25, 2013Time: 7:00 pmAracelis Girmay  is the author of Teeth, published by Curbstone Press in 2007, for which she was awarded a GLCA New Writers Award. Her collage-based book, changing, ... [Published Madison Patch - May 24 2013]
First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Logan City proclaims May 28 as May Swenson Day

Photo courtesy of Utah State University Department of EnglishPosted: Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:00 am Jennie Christensen cachevalleydaily.com | 0 commentsTuesday, May 28 has been proclaimed "May Swenson Day" by Logan Mayor Randy Watts. The mayor signed ... [Published Cache Valley Daily - May 23 2013]
First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Penns Grove Rotary hosts Poem in My Pocket Day

Poem in My Pocket Day started in New York City in 2002 and went national in 2008 through the Academy of American Poets (AAP). According to the AAP website, people throughout the United States select a poem, carry it with them, and share it with others ... [Published New Jersey Online - May 23 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Academy of American Poets Award

In this year's Academy of American Poets contest, Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture major Madeline Mori was chosen by well-known Los Angeles poet Suzanne Lummis as the winner of the $100 grand prize. Mori's poem... ... [Published Examiner.com - May 22 2013]
First reported Apr 02 2013 - Updated Apr 02 2013 - 1 reports

Poem! Poem!: Everyday exposure to poetry brings joy and learning | Editorial

The world's largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teensIJohn, now in kindergarten, has some lines memorized—the opening of Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees” is a favorite (“I think that I shall never see/A poem lovely as a tree”). ... [Published School Library Journal - Apr 02 2013]

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"We don’t have too many citizens from Logan who have received the national prominence that May Swenson has as a writer," Daines said. "Certainly she had many literary gifts so we thought that was appropriate."

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Lincoln School Students In Caldwell Share Love ... [Published The Progress - Jun 14 2013]
Antioch’s Summer Writing Institute to Host Read... [Published PRWeb - Jun 13 2013]
Local residents win achievement awards at Conne... [Published Norwich Bulletin - Jun 10 2013]
SANTIGWAR: Si Ligid asin Luis [Published Bicol Mail - Jun 07 2013]
A Teenage Emily Dickinson's Careful Collection ... [Published Slate Magazine - Jun 04 2013]
With a Poem in Their Pockets, Lincoln School St... [Published Caldwells Patch - May 31 2013]
Poetry’s Appeal | Library Journal’s Day of Dialog [Published Library Journal - May 31 2013]
Storytelling festival carries on important trad... [Published McCook Gazette - May 29 2013]
Jean Valentine, Michael Waters, & Jane Mead Poe... [Published Madison Patch - May 24 2013]
Aracelis Girmay, Ellen Doré Watson & Sean Nevin... [Published Madison Patch - May 24 2013]
Logan City proclaims May 28 as May Swenson Day [Published Cache Valley Daily - May 23 2013]
Penns Grove Rotary hosts Poem in My Pocket Day [Published New Jersey Online - May 23 2013]
Academy of American Poets Award [Published Examiner.com - May 22 2013]
Conversation: For Poetry Lovers, April Is Coole... [Published PBS - Apr 05 2013]
The Best Poems for Kids… and Grown-ups, Too [Published School Library Journal - Apr 04 2013]
Poem! Poem!: Everyday exposure to poetry brings... [Published School Library Journal - Apr 02 2013]
John Lundberg: A Brief Guide to National Poetry... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Mar 31 2013]
W.H. Shuttleworth Unearths “New Diamonds and Ol... [Published PRWeb - Feb 25 2013]
Claremont Graduate University Announces Finalis... [Published PRWeb - Jan 31 2013]
Our People, Our Future: Richard Blanco In Conve... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Jan 21 2013]
Poet to share first collection [Published Argus Leader - Oct 09 2012]
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John Lundberg: A Brief Guide to National Poetry... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Mar 31 2013]
April is National Poetry Month, poetry lovers! An annual celebration (since 1996) sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, the event aims to spread the gospel of poetry and celebrate the art's rich past and vibrant present. Read More... More on Poetry ...
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