Poetry at Beinecke Library

Poetry collections, events, and news.

Eight writers awarded Yale’s Windham-Campbell Prizes
March 13, 2019
This year’s prize recipients are: in fiction, Danielle McLaughlin (Ireland) and David Chariandy (Canada); in nonfiction, Raghu Karnad (India) and Rebecca Solnit (United States); in poetry, Ishion Hutchinson (Jamaica) and Kwame Dawes (Ghana/Jamaica/United States); in drama, Young Jean Lee (United States) and Patricia Cornelius (Australia).
NEW ACQUISITION: Tom Carey Papers
March 12, 2019
The recently-acquired papers of poet Tom Carey are open for research
Female American Poets: Archival Connections
March 7, 2019
Our next female American poet is Margaret Walker, an educator, writer, and scholar.
Cave Canem Visits Beinecke Library at Yale University (Cave Canem website)
February 28, 2019
Female American Poets: Archival Connections
February 27, 2019
An exploration of twentieth-century female American poets, tied to one another through the movements of the archive.
Female American Poets: Archival Connections
February 27, 2019
The third in our series, Female American Poets: Archival Connections, this post focuses on the life and language of Elizabeth Bishop.
Nathan Brown’s “Elevations”
February 25, 2019
Nathan Brown Y’19 has explored Beinecke Library collection materials in "Elevations," his Creative Writing Concentration Senior Project
Readings at Yale University
January 28, 2019
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Bollingen Prize in American Poetry and Nominees for the National Book Critics Circle and Edgar Allan Poe Awards Are Announced (New York Times)
January 22, 2019
Beinecke Top Ten: Jen Bervin
January 1, 2019
Unique and editioned works by artist, poet, and scholar Jen Bervin.