Being Alive Right Now
Curated by Stephanie Burt
About the Curator
Stephanie Burt is the author of the poetry collections “Advice from the Lights,” “Belmont,” and “Parallel Play.” Also a literary critic, she is the author of “Close Calls with Nonsense,” which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Burt is currently a professor of English at Harvard University.
About the Folio
The Academy of American Poets was founded in 1934 to support American poets. As part of that mission, they produce National Poetry Month every April—celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. These poetry selections come from the “Books Noted” section of American Poets Magazine, the Academy’s bi-annual panorama of poems, essays, and more.Book selections
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