ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/88901.xml ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Most Popular Nonprofit Poetry Website, Poets.org, Re-Launched by Academy of American Poets http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb241238.htm The Academy of American Poets has unveiled a completely revamped, redesigned, and expanded version of its award-winning website, www.poets.org. In April 2005, Poets.org received 1.15 million visits, 570,000 unique visitors, and 7.8 million hits, with an average visit length of over 13 minutes. Poets.org is the most highly trafficked nonprofit poetry site on the web, according to Alexa.com. (PRWeb May 23, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb241238.htm Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Diane Von Furstenberg, Dan Rather, Maya Lin, Minnie Driver to Read at Poetry Benefit on April 5 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb219399.htm Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Maya Lin, Gore Vidal, Minnie Driver, Tony Kushner, Suzan-Lori Parks, Dan Rather, Agnes Gund, Frank Rich, Diane von Furstenberg, and Sam Waterston will read their favorite poems by some of America’s best-loved poets on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at 6:30 p.m. as part of Poetry & The Creative Mind, the third annual benefit for the Academy of American Poets. (PRWeb Mar 21, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb219399.htm Academy of American Poets Selects National Poetry Landmarks http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb147310.htm The Academy of American Poets announced that it has designated 31 sites as National Poetry Landmarks. “Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks across the U.S.A.” will be showcased on the Academy’s website, www.poets.org, during August 2004, as part of the Academy’s year-long National Poetry Almanac project. (PRWeb Aug 9, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb147310.htm Cynthia Rowley Designs T-Shirt to Benefit Poetry http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/05/prweb126475.htm Renowned fashion designer Cynthia Rowley has designed a “cause” t-shirt to benefit the Academy of American Poets. The white t-shirt combines a four-color image of billiard balls with a line from Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks’s famous poem, “We Real Cool.” All proceeds from the sale of the t-shirt benefit the Academy of American Poets, a nonprofit arts organization celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. (PRWeb May 18, 2004)

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