ZOEGLOSSIA RECEIVES POETRY FUND GRANT FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
July 21, 2023
For the second year in a row, Zoeglossia was awarded a Poetry Fund grant from the Academy of American Poets in alliance with Amazon Literary Partners to support programming for poets with disabilities. The $7500 award will help provide funding for Zoeglossia’s annual Conference/Retreat and Poem of the Week (POTW) series.
“Amazon has been a truly steadfast supporter, and in pairing with CLMP and the Academy, they've done so much to learn about and truly support our sector,” said Executive Director, Sheila Black. “We're intensely grateful for these funds which will allow us to continue our work to support disabiled poets.”
Since 2009, the Amazon Literary Partnership has provided more than $16 million in grant funding to more than 160 literary organizations, assisting many thousands of writers. Among the organizations Amazon has supported over the years include the Asian American Writers Workshop, National Book Foundation, PEN America, Poets & Writers, Graywolf Press, Lambda Literary Foundation, Loft Literary Center, National Novel Writing Month, Words Without Borders, Yaddo, WriteGirl, and many more. Through Amazon’s annual grants, Amazon supports literary centers, writing workshops, residencies, fellowships, literary magazines, independent publishers, and poetry and translation programs. Writers supported by some of these organizations have gone on to become best-selling and award-winning authors. To learn more about the Amazon Literary Partnership, visit Amazon Literary Partnership.
Zoeglossia was among 17 recipients selected by the Academy of American Poets, in alliance with the Amazon Literary Partnership, to receive the grant this year. To learn more and see the full list of recipients, visit the Academy of American Poets.
Founded by poets Jennifer Bartlett, Sheila Black and Connie Voisine, Zoeglossia is a nonprofit literary organization that dedicates itself to providing inclusive space for poets who identify as disabled through programs such as an annual literary retreat and POTW series. The poetry series features four disabled poets chosen by a different curator each month.
To learn more about Zoeglossia and their programs, visit Zoeglossia.org.