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The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For 3 generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry.

Emily Brontë, born on this day in 1818. Read her work at Poets.org.

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Stanley Kunitz, born on this day in 1905. Read his work at Poets.org.

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Emma Lazarus, born on this day in 1849. Read her work at Poets.org.

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Hart Crane, born on this day in 1899. Read his work at Poets.org.

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Pablo Neruda, born on this day in 1904. Read his work at Poets.org.

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Henry David Thoreau, born on this day in 1817. Read his work at Poets.org.

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U.S. Poets, Including Four Academy Chancellors, Attend Poetry Festival in Cuba for the First Time in More than Sixty Years

Four Academy Chancellors are part of an official contingent of American writers traveling to Cuba for the first time in over six decades. Read more on POETS.org.

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We are pleased to announce that Joy Harjo will judge the 2018 Walt Whitman Award, the nation’s most valuable first-book prize for poetry.
Visit POETS.org to learn more. — We are pleased to announce that **Joy Harjo** will judge the **2018 Walt Whitman Award**, the nation’s most valuable first-book prize for poetry.
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June Jordan, born on this day in 1936. Read her work at Poets.org.

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Czeslaw Milosz, born on this day in 1911. Read his work at Poets.org.

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