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Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault, ‘Against Our Will,’ dies at 90
Read full article: Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault, ‘Against Our Will,’ dies at 90Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author of the 1960s and ’70s whose “Against Our Will” was a landmark and debated bestseller about rape, has died.
Nikki Giovanni receives a posthumous honor, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement
Read full article: Nikki Giovanni receives a posthumous honor, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievementTwo months after her death, poet Nikki Giovanni has been awarded one of the top honors for her art form, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement.
Juan Felipe Herrera wins Frost lifetime achievement medal
Read full article: Juan Felipe Herrera wins Frost lifetime achievement medalFormer U_S_ poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera is this year’s winner of the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement, with judges praising him for a “a poetic voice that is both deeply embedded and wholly original.”.
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Students write inaugural poems for poetry academy contest
Read full article: Students write inaugural poems for poetry academy contestThe official inaugural poem will be read during Wednesday's ceremony by Amanda Gorman, the countrys first Youth Poet Laureate. The 17-year-old has won a contest organized by the Academy of American Poets for which students under 18 wrote their own inaugural poems in anticipation of Wednesday's swearing in of President-elect Joe Biden. Applicants for the Inaugural Poem Project were urged to submit work that reflects “on the country’s challenges, strengths, and hope for its future," according to the guidelines. Knight will receive $1,000, and her work — along with the poems of two runners-up — will be featured on Poets.org and in American Poets magazine. The official inaugural poem will be read during Wednesday's ceremony by Amanda Gorman, the country’s first Youth Poet Laureate.