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Poetry Foundation Announces 2023 Pegasus Awards Winners and a New Pegasus Award for Service in Poetry

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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CHICAGO, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poetry Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 Pegasus Awards, a family of literary prizes. In honor of the Foundation's 20th anniversary, a new prize is introduced: the Pegasus Award for Service in Poetry. The winners will be celebrated at the Pegasus Awards ceremony in Chicago in October.

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poetry Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 Pegasus Awards, a family of literary prizes.
  • In honor of the Foundation's 20th anniversary, a new prize is introduced: the Pegasus Award for Service in Poetry.
  • The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize recognizes a living US poet for their outstanding lifetime achievement with an award of $100,000.
  • The Pegasus Award for Service in Poetry debuts as an award bestowed in recognition of commitment and extraordinary work in poetry and the literary arts through administration, advocacy, education, publishing, or service.

Amazon Literary Partnership Announces 2023 Grant Recipients

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon Literary Partnership announced nearly $1 million in grant and sponsorship funding to 93 literary nonprofits across the United States.

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  • (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon Literary Partnership announced nearly $1 million in grant and sponsorship funding to 93 literary nonprofits across the United States.
  • Included in this year’s cohort are 14 first-time grant recipients, including Bidoun , Sinister Wisdom , Beloit Poetry Journal , Contratiempo , InsideOut Literary Arts , and We Need Diverse Books .
  • For the fifth year in a row, Amazon Literary Partnership is working with the Academy of American Poets on the Poetry Fund and with the Community of Literary Magazine and Presses (CLMP) on the Literary Magazine Fund, each awarding more than 15 grants to poetry organizations and literary magazines, respectively.
  • “Since 2019, the Academy of American Poets has joined forces with Amazon Literary Partnership to support the tireless work of poetry presses and organizations across the nation.

The Black Dandelion: Convergent Voice is a Multimedia Platform Establishing a New Way of Thinking in Education

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Monday, February 13, 2023
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FLINT, Mich., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "…Brown's keynote address was a vision. It was one of what education could be-and should be-in a just world that is equitable, diverse, and inclusive. She fused science, art, storytelling, and language into a tapestry for everyone in that room to discover. I think this is what led to her standing ovation: the perfectly articulated, intentional way that Semaj connected with every educator in the space in such a small-time frame…"

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  • That afternoon also launched Brown's multimedia youth platform, "Black Dandelion: Convergent Voice, (BDCV).
  • The Black Dandelion: Convergent Voice platform establishes a new way of thinking in education" states Brown.
  • With the immediate success of Black Dandelion: Convergent Voice, Brown is seeking corporate support, and funding for this innovative platform.
  • To learn more about this new transformative educational tool, Black Dandelion: Convergent Voice click this link: https://issuu.com/1plflint/docs/colored_final_booklet_blackdandelion_mct...

Urban Word: 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate Headed to Harvard

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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Alyssa Gaines , 2022 winner of the annual National Youth Poet Laureate (NYPL) competitionand the first NYPL winner from Indianapoliswill head to Harvard University where she hopes to combine her love of poetry with her studies.

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  • Alyssa Gaines , 2022 winner of the annual National Youth Poet Laureate (NYPL) competitionand the first NYPL winner from Indianapoliswill head to Harvard University where she hopes to combine her love of poetry with her studies.
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    2022 National Youth Poet Laureate Alyssa Gaines (Photo credit/source: Lauren Gallagher)
    Im so excited to head to college, said Alyssa, 18.
  • The National Youth Poet Laureate Program, an initiative of Urban Word , celebrates our nations top youth poets who show commitment to artistic excellence, civic engagement, and social impact.
  • Founded in New York City in 2008, the Youth Poet Laureate Program partners with local and national literary arts organizations to elevate youth voices at the forefront of social change.

Amazon Literary Partnership Announces 2022 Grant Recipients

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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(NASDAQ: AMZN)Today, the Amazon Literary Partnership announced more than $1 million in grant funding to 74 literary nonprofits across the U.S. A longtime champion of the written word, Amazon Literary Partnerships funding supports groups that are working to empower diverse, marginalized, and underrepresented voices, helping writers to create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive in 2022 and beyond.

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  • (NASDAQ: AMZN)Today, the Amazon Literary Partnership announced more than $1 million in grant funding to 74 literary nonprofits across the U.S. A longtime champion of the written word, Amazon Literary Partnerships funding supports groups that are working to empower diverse, marginalized, and underrepresented voices, helping writers to create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive in 2022 and beyond.
  • For the fourth time, the Amazon Literary Partnership has also awarded grants of $140,000 each to the Academy of American Poets and to the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP), to be used to fund dozens of literary organizations supporting poetry groups and literary magazines.
  • Guided by the mission of having a lasting impact on the literary community, the Amazon Literary Partnership grants have supported more than 160 organizations with $15 million in grant funding since 2009.
  • The Amazon Literary Partnership 2022 grant recipients, including the Poetry Fund and Literary Magazine Fund recipients, represent 30 states and support more than 20 new organizations that help writers throughout the lifecycle of their publishing careerfrom youth writing programs and publishing opportunities to residency programs, festivals, and workshops to speaking events and award programs.

African Poetry Book Fund Awarded Poetry Foundation Grant

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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LINCOLN, Neb., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poetry Foundation has awarded a $343,750 grant to the African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) to fund a research study of African poetry book distribution.

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  • LINCOLN, Neb., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poetry Foundation has awarded a $343,750 grant to the African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) to fund a research study of African poetry book distribution.
  • Sillerman, the APBF since has been awarded grants from the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Academy of American Poets.
  • The Poetry Foundation granted the African Poetry Book Fund $343,750 to study poetry book distribution in Africa.
  • The African Poetry Book Distribution Project seeks to better understand the state of poetry book distribution in the African continent.

Adrian Matejka Joins POETRY Magazine as New Editor

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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CHICAGO, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce that Adrian Matejka will join Poetry as the new editor beginning May 16. Matejka is the first Black editor to ever lead Poetry; he was selected through a national search.

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  • CHICAGO, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce that Adrian Matejka will join Poetry as the new editor beginning May 16.
  • The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce that Adrian Matejka will join Poetry as the new editor.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Adrian Matejka as the new editor of Poetry," said Michelle T. Boone, Poetry Foundation president.
  • "It will be my duty to work with the brilliant staff at the magazine and the Poetry Foundation to continue transforming the magazine into an engine for 21st century poetry.

UNITED STATES POET LAUREATE JOY HARJO NAMED FIRST ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT TULSA'S BOB DYLAN CENTER® IN ADVANCE OF GRAND OPENING ON MAY 10

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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TULSA, Okla., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has been named the first Artist-In-Residence at the Bob Dylan Center (BDC), in advance of its much-anticipated grand opening on May 10.

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  • TULSA, Okla., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has been named the first Artist-In-Residence at the Bob Dylan Center (BDC), in advance of its much-anticipated grand opening on May 10.
  • "As a poet, musician, playwright and author, Joy Harjo exemplifies artistry and brings light to the world through her work," Higgins said.
  • Images of Joy Harjo can be downloaded here:
    Appointed in 2020 to a rare third term as 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee Nation.
  • Part of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, the American Song Archives operates the Woody Guthrie Center and the future Bob Dylan Center, and preserves and maintains the archives of these and other important American artists.

MasterClass Announces Class on Poetic Thinking With U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo

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Thursday, January 6, 2022
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Harjo's class is now available exclusively on MasterClass , where subscribers get unlimited access to all 150+ instructors with an annual membership.

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  • Harjo's class is now available exclusively on MasterClass , where subscribers get unlimited access to all 150+ instructors with an annual membership.
  • Poet Laureate, Joy teaches poetry from a place of embodiment and spirit, rather than craft and technique," said David Rogier, founder and CEO of MasterClass.
  • Harjo pushes MasterClass members to think beyond traditional ideologies and structures of writing poetry in order to expand their imagination and be deeply rooted in their intentions.
  • Poet Laureate on the Living Nations, Living Words project, Harjo empowers members to uncover their voice and use poetic mapping to further connect their communities through writing.