Poetry Matters Project

Rhondda R. Thomas is the Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University whose research focuses on 18th & 19th-century African American literature and American Literature. The Call My Name team researches and documents the stories, acknowledges the contributions, and honors the legacy...

So excited to have the work of Founder Lucinda Clark included in this project. When she was asked by Poetry Matters Lit Prize winner Megha Soot to be involved, she was very happy to see that her submission was accepted.

Proud Day for Poets and Poetry!

Check out ten readings sponsored by Poets and Writers

In the fall of 2020, the Academy of American Poets, the originator and organizer of National Poetry Month, invited students in grades 9 through 12 to enter artwork to be considered for the official April 2021 National Poetry Month poster.

The 2021 poster, which will help commemorate the twenty-f...

Aiken Poets have a ongoing feature in the Aiken Standard. Congratulations to Barbara Jordans wonderful poem. "Come Out To Play"

The Academy of American Poets, the originator and organizer of National Poetry Month, invites students living in the United States, U.S. Territories, or Tribal Nations who are in grades 9 through 12 to enter artwork to be considered for the National Poetry Month poster in 2021, the twenty-fifth a...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/47EoyOA6nOg.

Closing out the week with a poem by Solmaz Sharif titled "He Too". Thanks Academy of American Poets for sharing.

Poet, Kwame Alexander is working with James Patterson to produce a tribute to Muhammad Ali. The book, titled Becoming Muhammad Ali released yesterday. To learn more about the collaboration click link below. Congratulations to this literary collaboration!

#MuhammadAli #poetscollaborate #JamesPa...