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A poet of Detroit and Cincinnati with friends all over the country.
I didn’t understand what kind of place Taizé was—but I understood I could stay there for very little money and would be fed three meals a day.
A poet of risk, for whom writing and activism were one.
The first English-language translation of Tove Ditlevsen's poetry distills the intensity and mordant humor that make her one of Denmark's most revered exports.
I knew, with absolute certainty, that what I had experienced there was something I would never experience again.
Poem Guides
Poem GuideBy Kwame Dawes“somethin’ wasn’t right:” How Finney captures an American nightmare.
Grantee-Partner Profile
Infrarrealista Review elevates Central-Texan artists and activates appreciation for expression by publishing local writers and cultivating a culture that connects local political issues with the arts to create a sustainable cultural economy.
- EssayBy Barbara Henning
A poet of Detroit and Cincinnati with friends all over the country.
- EssayBy Hannah Gamble
I didn’t understand what kind of place Taizé was—but I understood I could stay there for very little money and would be fed three meals a day.
- Press Release
Students to Compete for $20,000 Grand Prize May 6-7, 2025, as Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary
- Foundation News
Special Poetry magazine offers, free events, a stunning new exhibition, and more!
Prose from Poetry Magazine
By Constance JaeggiThis folio pairs my photographic portraits of US-based escaramuzas with commissioned poetry by the Mexican American poets ire’ne lara silva and Angelina Sáenz.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
By Fred MarchantAn introduction to a Maxine Hong Kingston folio.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
By Chun YuOn translating Maxine Hong Kingston's haiku into Chinese.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
By Ammiel Alcalay, Emna Zghal & Khaled al-HilliImportant in ways we have yet to comprehend.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
By Janet McAdamsHer perspective, even at its most philosophical, never loses sight of the everyday.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
By Adrian Matejka“You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the ocean in a drop.”
- EssayBy David McLoghlin
A poet of risk, for whom writing and activism were one.
- Learning PromptBy Leigh Sugar
erasure as self-revelation
- EssayBy Joyelle McSweeney
The first English-language translation of Tove Ditlevsen's poetry distills the intensity and mordant humor that make her one of Denmark's most revered exports.
Grantee-Partner Profile
Lucky Jefferson is dedicated to building a literary community by centering emerging voices, offering accessible educational programs, and producing innovative publications.
- Learning PromptBy Casey Larkin Mazer Carsel
crafting the historical poem
- EssayBy Steven Reigns
I knew, with absolute certainty, that what I had experienced there was something I would never experience again.
- EssayBy Cecilia Vicuña
He saw poetry as an ongoing shamanic journey, a ritual system unfolding across continents and time.
- EssayBy Julia Kornberg
The Eternal Dice shows César Vallejo breaking with the Latin American modernist tradition in poems that mix satire, socialist ideals, and formal experimentation.
Grantee-Partner Profile
One Book One New Orleans increases access to books and improves literacy skills through strategic outreach to adults with low literacy, adults and youth who are incarcerated, and those with visual impairment.
