Cave Canem

Cultivating the artistic and professional growth of Black poets since 1996

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"Here was a living, breathing canon of American letters being nurtured across generations."

In honor of #NationalPoetryMonth, Cave Canem was profiled by @latimes

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Join us this evening for an intimate reading of Serote’s work, followed by a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Cave Canem Fellow Tyehimba Jess.

To learn more and register, visit https://t.co/YG6nzK9Dik

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On October 8th, join us for an intimate reading of work by writer & activist Mongane Wally Serote, followed by a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Cave Canem Fellow Tyehimba Jess.

To learn more and register, visit https://t.co/YG6nzK9Dik

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On October 8, @cavecanempoets honors South African Poet Laureate Mongane Wally Serote with a Legacy Conversation in New York, led by Pulitzer winner @TyehimbaJess, 50 years after the Soweto Uprising that shaped Serote's life and work ✍🏾 https://t.co/DmBdB7H2Yr

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Have you submitted your application yet? 👀 Applications close on October 6 at 11:59 PM ET.

Visit https://t.co/TvPty6rcj0 to learn more and apply.

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Join us today at the Black British Book Festival as we present “The Sound of Black British Poetry,”featuring Raymond Antrobus, Courtney Conrad, and Rommi Smith.

To learn more and purchase tickets, visit https://t.co/2xRg438b9R

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Join us for an engaging reading featuring Jamaican poet, and educator Tanya Shirley as she presents poets from our Kingston, Jamaica Regional Workshop, "Shaping New Poems: Finding a Form to Fit this Place."

RSVP at the link: https://t.co/LH84EFCXPp

📷 Photo credit: Awa Mally

[Cave Canem @cavecanempoets]

Have you submitted your application yet? 👀 Applications close on October 6 at 11:59 PM ET.

Visit https://t.co/TvPty6rcj0 to learn more and apply.

[Tyehimba Jess @TyehimbaJess]

I'm looking forward to meeting the South African Poet Laureate, Wally Serote, at Cave Canem's offices on 10/8!

[Cave Canem @cavecanempoets]

On October 8th, join us for an intimate reading of work by writer & activist Mongane Wally Serote, followed by a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Cave Canem Fellow Tyehimba Jess.

To learn more and register, visit https://t.co/YG6nzK9Dik

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Join us at the 2026 Black British Book Festival as we present “The Sound of Black British Poetry”! Raymond Antrobus & Courtney Conrad will perform a powerful live reading, followed by an intimate conversation moderated by Rommi Smith.

Visit https://t.co/rQ00Zlj8La to learn more

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Join Cave Canem for a fall season to remember! Visit our upcoming events calendar for an overview of the programmatic season ahead.

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"Even in this death, can you resist?"

Happy 92nd Birthday to the multidisciplinary poet, playwright, educator, and activist Sonia Sanchez 🖤

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Have you signed up for one of our Fall 2026 Regional Workshops?

Applications close today for NYC and on Monday for Kingston, Jamaica. To learn more and apply, visit https://t.co/kXtWOm4YWU

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Applications are now open for the 2027 Cave Canem Fellowship! Accepted first-year Fellows receive an unparalleled opportunity to study with esteemed faculty and join an expansive community of Black poets.⁠

To learn more and apply, visit https://t.co/TvPty6qEts

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Applications for our first-ever international regional workshop in Kingston, led by poet and educator Tanya Shirley, are still open.

Visit https://t.co/Pvw45tdGHJ to learn more and apply.

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Cave Canem is delighted to welcome writer, playwright, organizer, & educator Mahogany L. Browne as the facilitator of our Fall 2026 NYC Regional Workshop, "Do Not Make Grief Your God". Apps close Sep 3 at 11:59 PM ET.

Visit https://t.co/XtxnWTCBcH to learn more and apply.

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Cave Canem and @northwesternup are delighted to announce Michal ‘MJ’ Jones as the 2026 recipient of the newly named Angela Jackson Prize! Their collection, "of blue & bone," is a thoughtful construction that reckons with the real-life horrors of the Hart family murder-suicide.

[Cave Canem @cavecanempoets]

This fall, Cave Canem is thrilled to welcome poet and educator Tanya Shirley as the facilitator of our first-ever international Regional Workshop, "Shaping New Poems: Finding a Form to Fit This Place," in Kingston, Jamaica.

Visit https://t.co/Pvw45tdGHJ to learn more and apply.

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Applications for our Fall 2026 Regional Workshops in NYC and Kingston, Jamaica are now live! Join our facilitators, Mahogany L. Browne and Tanya Shirley, for engaging courses that expand your poetic potential.

Visit https://t.co/kXtWOm4YWU to learn more and apply.

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We’re hitting snooze for the month of July as we refocus and recenter after an exciting first half of 2026! Thank you for all of your support, and we look forward to sharing space with you soon 🖤

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Cave Canem is excited to announce our multi-year partnership with Black Lawrence Press for the Derricotte/Eady Chapbook Prize!

To read the full release, visit https://t.co/pKpEowquUh. For more information on the Derricotte/Eady Prize, visit https://t.co/aRzXDG60dx.