[dropcap]The [/dropcap] New York Times reported Tuesday (January 15) that The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation granted $2.2 million to the Academy of American Poets (AAP). The arts enrichment organization will use $1 million of that money to support the Poetry Coalition, an alliance that counts groups like CantoMundo and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop as members. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]
The remaining money will fund fellowships of $50,000 to $100,000 to empower state, city, tribal and other domestic poets laureates. A panel of literary authorities, including Natalie Diaz and AAP co-chancellor Natasha Trethewey will announce the grantees in April.