Kundiman will be joining leaders from 18 of the nation’s most influential poetry organizations in Tucson and Phoenix to learn about the region’s rich literary history and plan for a series of programs in March 2018 that will address a socially relevant theme. This newly-formed Poetry Coalition is working to increase the visibility of the art form and demonstrate its unique ability to spark dialogue and encourage empathy.

Attending are executive and senior staff from the Academy of American Poets, the National Student Poets program, Beyond Baroque, CantoMundo, Cave Canem, the Geraldine Dodge Poetry Festival, Kundiman, Letras Latinas, Mass Poetry, O Miami, the Poetry Foundation, the Poetry Society of America, Poets House, Split This Rock poetry festival in Washington, D.C, Urban Word and the Youth Poet Laureate program, the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State, and Woodland Pattern.