Poetry In America

Cuts to the NEH have slashed critical financial support to US cultural institutions—including to Poetry in America. Help Poetry in America continue to foster and support humanities (and civic) education. Visit our donation page: link in bio #humanities #civics #education

On World Freedom Day, we revisit Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall”—and the questions it raises about the walls we build, both between nations and between neighbors.🧍🧱🧍 #PoetryInAmerica #RobertFrost #MendingWall #WorldFreedomDay #Poetry #PBS #Freedom #Education

“Home is not a place, but a story we tell.” We celebrate Richard Blanco — born to Cuban parents, raised in Miami, and the first Latino, immigrant, and openly gay U.S. inaugural poet. Watch his Poetry in America episode 🎥 👇 bit.ly/434HhtI #PoetryInAmerica #RichardBlanco

Celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth by honoring Boricua poet Martín Espada! 🇵🇷 His poem, “Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper,”🔥 reveals the hidden cost of the yellow legal pad. Watch the episode here --> bit.ly/4nwtvHC #poetry #laborrights #hispanicheritage

We're honored to feature Alberto Ríos! Ríos, the late Congressman Grijalva, and others dive into "Rabbits and Fire" to show how Ríos's words capture the complexity and beauty of the borderlands. bit.ly/48KEN7r #HispanicHeritage #PoetryInAmerica #Literature #ASU #Ríos

The original fridge note confession. 📝 Tag the person whose plums you'd steal. Happy #WorldFoodDay! #WCW #Poetry #Foodie #williamcarloswilliams Stream the full ep for FREE at poetryinamerica.org

Happy Birthday to the one-of-a-kind E. E. Cummings! 🎂 Born Oct 14, 1894. His poem "[Buffalo Bill 's]" brilliantly confronts mortality with a single, unforgettable question: "how do you like your blue-eyed boy Mister Death" #eecummings #poetry #buffalobills #birthday

In honor of #WorldMentalHealthDay , we share a snippet of “The Conditional” by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón—the first Latina to hold the title. 🌿 Take a moment to pause, breathe, and find hope in poetry. #WMHD #poetry #AdaLimón #SelfCare #Hope

Happy Birthday to the great @YoYo_Ma! 🎻 See the world-renowned cellist connect music and poetry. Watch him discuss Emily Dickinson's "I cannot dance opon my toes" on #PoetryInAmerica along with #Cynthia Nixon! bit.ly/4mTFSgu #YoYoMa #MusicMeetsPoetry #MustWatch #PBS

Final Grade: A++. Taylor Swift just gave us a new syllabus with The Life of a Showgirl, and we’re already highlighting every verse. Welcome back to class, Professor Swift! 🤩📚 #TS12 #TheLifeOfAShowgirl #TaylorSwift

URGENT: The NEH restored a portion ($274K) of Poetry in America's Season 5 funding, but future seasons are still at risk. We need your help to secure the show's future. We are SO close to our goal. Help keep poetry alive in America. Donate now: bit.ly/3Kx5UIU

This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we’re celebrating the work of Julia Alvarez, Richard Blanco, Martín Espada, & Albero Ríos, whose words continue to inspire, intrigue, and influence American literature. Revisit their Poetry in America episodes for free: bit.ly/4pvYfuq

As Americans head back to school, it's more important than ever that we keep poetry alive in our classrooms. Make your donation by the end of the day on Monday 9/01, to take advantage of our donor match, doubling the impact of your gift! #back2school #poetry #donormatch

We're more than halfway to our ultimate goal of $1m to support production of a new season of POETRY IN AMERICA and to support classrooms across the country. Make a donation today and be on the winning side of supporting poetry, the humanities, and education for all. Link in Bio

POETRY IN AMERICA Director & Host Elisa New on THE CULTURE SHOW Join Professor New as she chats with host @thejaredbowen about the defunding of the arts and humanities and why we need poets like Walt Whitman now more than ever. wgbh.org/podcasts/the-c… #TheCultureShow #PiA

Americans are supporting POETRY IN AMERICA! Thanks to a generous matching gift, we are now more than halfway to our goal to support high quality educational resources to the students and teachers who need it most. Keep spreading the word and showing your support! Link in bio

REMINDER OF DONOR MATCH Through 9/1, one donor will match contributions up to $250,000 Your support will power TV production following NEH cuts—while enabling us to grow our educational programming for audiences of all kinds 2x your impact by giving today bit.ly/44fWIjA

Turns out Whitman made his feelings about statues pretty clear! Thx, @waltwhitmaninitiative, for pointing us to this quote. You can watch our episode on Whitman’s Leaves of Grass—and read Director & Host Elisa New’s recent NY Times op-ed on NEH cuts Links in bio. #whitman #neh

In a @nytopinion piece published this #independenceday2025 weekend, @PoetryInAmerica Director and Host Elisa New called us to consider our role in preserving culture…for ourselves and for future generations. Link in bio. #NYT #oped #humanities #poetryinamerica #neh #whitman

ANNOUNCING A DONOR MATCH Through 9/1, one donor will match contributions up to $250,000 Your support will power TV production following NEH cuts—while enabling us to grow our educational programming for audiences of all kinds 2x your impact by giving today bit.ly/44fWIjA