Brown, Seuss, Weaver Elected Chancellors at Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets has elected Jericho Brown, Diane Seuss, and Afaa Michael Weaver to its 15-member board of chancellors. Each will serve a six-year term, and were elected by members of the 2023 Board of Chancellors: Natalie Diaz, Nikky Finney, Carolyn Forché, Kimiko Hahn, Joy Harjo, Ilya Kaminsky, Dorianne Laux, Ed Roberson, Patricia Smith, Tracy K. Smith, Natasha Trethewey, and Kevin Young, as well as Marilyn Chin, Kwame Dawes, and Marie Howe, whose terms have since ended.