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The inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, performing at the Library of Congress. [1]National Youth Poet Laureate is a title held in the United States by a young person who demonstrates skill in the arts, particularly poetry and/or spoken word, is a strong leader, is committed to social justice, and is active in civic discourse and advocacy.
The society organises several competitions, including the British National Poetry Competition, [3] the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award, [4] The Popescu Prize, The Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry and the Geoffrey Dearmer Award. The society also ran the Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize from 1986 to 1997.
Amanda S. C. Gorman [1] (born March 7, 1998) [2] is an American poet, activist, and model.Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora.
The latest holder of the title, Iona, encouraged aspiring young poets to take part, describing the competition as "an amazing journey". Poems will be judged across three age groups, from Year Six ...
The Eric Gregory Award is a literary award given annually by the Society of Authors for a collection by British poets under the age of 30. The award was founded in 1960 by Dr. Eric Gregory to support and encourage young poets. [1]
Laura Iréna Potts (born 16 February 1996) [4] publishing under the name Laura Potts, is a poet and writer of radio drama from Wakefield, England. [5] Commended for the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award in 2012 and 2013, she was shortlisted in the Oxford Brookes International Poetry Competition 2017, the 2020 Manchester Writing Competition, and the Bridport Prize 2020 and 2021.
Shelley Memorial Award – since 1929, offered by the society to a poet living in the United States who is chosen on the basis of "genius and need" Student Poetry Award; William Carlos Williams Award – offered by the society for the best book of poetry published by a small, non-profit, or university press; Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award
The Academy of American Poets was created in 1934 in New York City by 23-year-old Marie Bullock [8] with a mission to "support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry." In 1936, the Academy of American Poets was officially incorporated as a nonprofit organization. Marie Bullock was the ...