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. 


 

October 22, 2009| 7:30 p.m.| Assembly Hall, Academy Building| EVENT Poet Naomi Shihab Nye to Read at PEA First poet in the Phillips Exeter Academy Library's Lamont Poet Program for 2009-2010 More...

April 22, 2009| 7:30 p.m.| Assembly Hall| Lamont Poet Patricia Smith to Read at Phillips Exeter Academy More...