Press Releases
Explore newsworthy updates from the Poetry Foundation
Recognizing poets for achievement in craft, service to the literary arts, poetry criticism, and poetry for young audiences.
Schools and Organizations Invited to Host Their Own Poetry Out Loud Competition
Serán presentados eventos y actividades de poesía bilingüe inglés/español, gratuitos en colaboración con North River Commission (Albany Park), el Museo Nacional de Arte y Cultura Puertorriqueña (Humboldt Park) y el Museo Nacional de Arte Mexicano (Pilsen).
Free, bilingual poetry events and activities to be presented with the North River Commission (Albany Park), the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (Humboldt Park), and the National Museum of Mexican Art (Pilsen)
Honoring five outstanding young poets with more than $135,000 in prizes
Celebrating a beloved Chicago literary institution’s legacy
- Celebrating a beloved Chicago literary institution’s legacy
- Glover Receives a $20,000 Prize as Champion
- Supporting Publishers After Small Press Distribution’s Closure
- Watch Students Compete for $20,000 Grand Prize May 1-2, 2024
- A new exhibition foregrounds Walker’s long-term engagement with language and text.
