In this unprecedented time, as more and more of us are turning to poetry, the Academy of American Poets launched Shelter in Poems, an initiative that invites poets and poetry lovers to share poems on social media that give them comfort or courage.
Shelter in Poems: A Virtual Reading extends this idea with a special offering of poems read by poets laureate, actors, musicians, artists, and more.
To Register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shelter-in-poems-a-virtual-reading-tickets…
The evening will include poems presented by:
Elizabeth Alexander
Sam Beam
Richard Blanco
Julia Bullock
Marilyn Chin
Rita Dove
Patrick Gaspard
Amanda Gorman
Joy Harjo
Juan Felipe Herrera
Dulé Hill
Edward Hirsch
Kevin Kwan
Stephin Merritt
Maulik Pancholy
Alison Pill
Dan Rather
Alberto Ríos
Mustafa Shakir
Naomi Shihab Nye
Amber Tamblyn
Natasha Trethewey
and other special guests.