First: David Tomas Martinez's Hustle
A debut poet’s first collection examines ethnic identity, gang life, and masculinity.
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The Aha! Moment: Carl Phillips, Judge for the Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize
The current judge for America’s oldest and most prestigious first-book prize for poets discusses his encounter with the poems from Blue Yodel, Ansel Elkins’s 2014 prize-winning collection, which will be published next year by Yale University Press.
First: David Thomas Martinez’s “Hustle”
A debut poet’s first collection examines ethnic identity, gang life, and masculinity.
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Q&A: Benka Banks on Academy’s Brand
The executive director of the Academy of American Poets discusses the forthcoming rebranding of its website, poets.org, in celebration of the organization’s eightieth anniversary.
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