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Two Women Professors Named Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets

Two Women Professors Named Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets

The Academy of American Poets has named Natasha Trethewey of Northwestern and Joy Harjo of the University of Illinois as its new chancellors. Since it was formed in 1946, only 115 poets have been elected to the academy.

Two Women Elected to the Board of the Academy of American Poets

Two Women Elected to the Board of the Academy of American Poets

In addition to writing poetry, both Toi Derricotte and Jane Hirshfield have spent a great deal of time teaching in the college classroom.