New on Poets.org Pocket Poems: New Printable PDFs
Video Interviews with Alexander, Alexie & Muldoon
Spring Books: Browse New Poetry Titles
Poetry & the Creative Mind: Baldwin, Eisenberg, Thurman & More
 Pocket Poems: New Printable PDFs
On April 14, 2011, National Poem in Your Pocket Day, join your community by filling your own pockets as well as those of your friends and family with printable PDFs—including classic poems from our newest anthology Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets. 
On the web at: www.poets.org/pocketpoems
Video Interviews with Alexander, Alexie & Muldoon  Speaking on a wide range of issues in contemporary poetry—from the crossovers of hip hop and free verse to the uses of Irish slang—Elizabeth Alexander, Sherman Alexie, and Paul Muldoon discuss different facets of American poetry and the considerations that affect their work. Watch video and read transcripts from each of their conversations, presented in partnership with Big Think and newly added to Poets.org. On the web at: www.poets.org/video
Spring Books: Browse New Poetry Titles  The first place to look for new books of poetry, the Spring Books List of the Academy of American Poets features over 100 new and recently published titles from independent and commercial presses. Highlights include sample poems from Money Shot by Rae Armantrout; POEMS by Elizabeth Bishop; The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands by Nick Flynn; The Back Chamber by Donald Hall; That This by Susan Howe; The Chameleon Couch by Yusef Komunyakaa; Tonight No Poetry Will Serve by Adrienne Rich; Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith; The Iovis Trilogy by Anne Waldman; Fall Higher by Dean Young; Dear Darkness by Kevin Young; and more.
On the web at: www.poets.org/npmbooks
 Poetry & the Creative Mind: Baldwin, Eisenberg, Thurman & More
The Academy will host its ninth annual star-studded benefit, Poetry & The Creative Mind, on Wednesday, April 27, at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. This year, special guests reading favorite poems include Alec Baldwin, Michael Cunningham, Jesse Eisenberg, Liev Schreiber, Patti Smith, Uma Thurman, Cassandra Wilson, and others. Chip Kidd will serve as master of ceremonies. Tickets are available by calling (212) 721-6500. Use the code POETS11 when ordering for $10 off all tickets (regularly priced $45-$75). On the web at: www.poets.org/gala
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