Lamont Poets

The Lamont Fund, established in 1982 by Corliss Lamont, Class of 1920, and Jacquelyn Thomas, Academy Librarian, supports the Academy Library's Lamont Poetry Series. Two poets are invited each year to give readings of their poetry and to attend English classes.

The first Lamont Poet, on April 27, 1983, was Jorge Luis Borges. He has been followed by more than 50 others, ranging from Denise Levertov and Seamus Heaney to Yusef Komunyakaa and C.K. Williams.

Each visiting poet is photographed and asked to present the library with a manuscript poem. These are then framed and hung in the office on the fourth floor of the library. An exhibit of memorabilia from the Lamont Poets was mounted at the library in the winter of 2005. 


 

November 05, 2008| 7:30 p.m.| Assembly Hall| EVENT Lamont Poet Major Jackson to Read This year's kickoff Lamont Poet is the author of two collections: Hoops and Leaving Saturn More...