The Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation building
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| Founded | January 1, 2003 |
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| Type | Independent literary organization |
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| Services | Publication; Conferences; Library |
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Key people
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Henry S. Bienen, President |
| Mission | "To raise poetry to a more visible and influential position in American culture" |
| Website | poetryfoundation |
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Formerly called
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Modern Poetry Association |
Coordinates: 41°53′43.8″N 87°37′47.9″W / 41.895500°N 87.629972°W
The Poetry Foundation is a Chicago-based American foundation created to promote poetry 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.
According to the foundation's Web site, it is "committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience." In partial furtherance of this objective, the Foundation runs a blog called Harriet [1]. Poets who have blogged at Harriet on behalf of The Poetry Foundation include Ange Mlinko, Christian Bök, Stephen Burt, and Rigoberto González. In addition, the Foundation provides several awards for poets and poetry. It also hosts seminars, readings, exhibitions, and a poetry library.
The Poetry Foundation is a non-profit, charitable, 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible.
The foundation is the successor to the Modern Poetry Association (previous publisher of Poetry magazine), which was founded in 1941. The magazine, itself, was established in 1912 by Harriet Monroe. Monroe was its first publisher, until her death, and an art critic for the Chicago Tribune. Today, the Poetry Foundation is one of the largest literary foundations in the world.
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