Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation is a United States literary society that seeks to promote poetry and lyricism in the wider culture. It was formed from Poetry magazine, which it continues to publish, with a 2003 gift of $200 million from philanthropist Ruth Lilly.
The foundation's headquarters building in Chicago, Illinois | |
| Founded | January 1, 2003 |
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| Type | Independent literary organization |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′43.8″N 87°37′47.9″W |
| Services | Publication; conferences; library |
Key people | Michelle Boone, President |
| Website | poetryfoundation |
Formerly called | Modern Poetry Association |
Its mission, which was updated in 2022, is "to amplify poetry and celebrate poets by fostering spaces for all to create, experience, and share poetry." In partial furtherance of this objective, the foundation runs a blog called Harriet. Poets who have blogged at Harriet on behalf of The Poetry Foundation include Christian Bök, Stephanie Burt, Wanda Coleman, Kwame Dawes, Linh Dinh, Camille Dungy, Annie Finch, Forrest Gander, Rigoberto González, Cathy Park Hong, Bhanu Kapil, Ange Mlinko, Eileen Myles, Craig Santos Perez, A.E. Stallings, Edwin Torres, and Patricia Smith. In addition, the foundation provides several awards for poets and poetry. It also hosts free workshops, readings, exhibitions, and is home to a 30,000-volume poetry library.
The Poetry Foundation is a non-profit, charitable, 501(c)(3) organization.