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Palestinian American poet Fady Joudah receives $100,000 prize

Apr. 18, 2024 12:48 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Fady Joudah, a Palestinian American poet who has said he writes for the future because “the present is demolished,” has received a $100,000 award from Poets & Writers. Joudah is this year's winner of the Jackson Poetry Prize, given to an American writer of...

US poet laureate Ada Limón to launch book and parks project 'You Are Here'

Mar. 06, 2024 08:20 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón, is launching her intended signature project in April, which is National Poetry Month. The project is called “You Are Here” and includes an anthology of nature poems and visits to seven national parks. “I...