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- Courtesy post from The Academy of American Poets: The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that award-winning poet Richard Blanco will judge its 2021 Inaugural Poem Contest for Students. In 2013, Blanco was commissioned by President Barack Obama to write and deliver a poem at his second Inauguration, making Blanco the fifth and one of only […]
- Black Friday Forty-eight Hour Challenge! Every donation made from 5 a.m. Friday, November 27- 5 a.m. on Sunday, November 29 (Eastern “Frost Place” time) will be entered into a special drawing as a heart-felt thank you to you for helping us weather the challenges that 2020 has presented. Donors’ names will be entered for every […]
- Former Conference on Poetry faculty member Rebecca Foust’s poem, “Second Gratitude” was Poem of the Week at Narrative Magazine. Additionally, her poems “Blackout” (about the CA wildfires) and “Sit with Me” (about immigration) were chosen by Kaveh Akbar for this year’s Pablo Neruda prize. Congratulations, Rebecca! Continue reading →
- Thanksgiving in the United States is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, and in Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated the second Monday in October. The most widely known early Thanksgiving is that of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts, who feasted for three days with the Wampanoag people in 1621. These are the official days of the celebration, […]
- Courtesy post: First Wlikikan Storytelling Night Nov. 27 On this last Friday night in late November, the Ndakinna Education Center is proud to host this evening of Native tales. The evening will feature the well-known storytelling trio of Joseph, James, and Jesse Bruchac. Due to Covid-19, this year we will be broadcasting the performance via […]