Maldonado Leads the Academy

EMILY PÉREZ

Last June, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado became the first Latinx president and executive director of the Academy of American Poets. Founded in 1934 “to support American poets at all stages of their careers, and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry,” the Academy fulfills this mission through programs such as National Poetry Month, the Poem-a-Day e-mail newsletter, funding for poets laureate, and poets.org, which offers free poetry resources. It also sponsors national book and literary prizes. Maldonado took the reins at the Academy after a career in education and arts administration, last serving as director of the Unterberg Poetry Center at 92NY in New York City. Maldonado recently reflected on his start at the Academy and his vision for the organization’s future. The Academy recently got $5.7 million from the Andrew…

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