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We at the PSA were so saddened to learn from board member Cornelius Eady of Lucille Clifton's death last Saturday. She had battled health problems for many years with inspiring fortitude, and we were looking forward to our awards ceremony to honor her and to hear her Frost lecture. Read Full Post

Recently the Poetry Society of America launched its Centennial year with a widely praised exhibit, "Portraits of Poets, 1910-2010." There were more than 150 images of poets—oil paintings, drawings, photographs, even two stone frescoes—spanning the hundred years of the organization's history.  It was thrilling to represent the glory and the range of our poetry in the 20^th century and beyond, and we were especially proud of the images of African American poets we included. Read Full Post

The spring, 2010 "Poems & Pints" series, co-hosted at The Fraunces Tavern, New York's oldest, by the Poetry Society of America, the nation's oldest poetry organization, and the dynamic Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, launched last night with a reading byTerese Svoboda and Molly Peacock. Read Full Post

That's the subject line from Bob Holman's adorable letter to us about the opening night of our exhibit, "Portraits of Poets, 1910-2010." The note itself begins, "THANKS A 1,000,000 for the historic (well, it felt that way, I mean God Marie Ponsot reading "The Fish" and Yusef, Frost and Galway's "Oatmeal" and Howard's Moss!) Event last night!"

Thanks to all who contributed to this galvanizing experience. Galway Kinnell came down to New York from his home in Vermont, and Sapphire made time for us when the success of the film, Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire, is placing so many demands on her time. Continue Reading Post