A Part of a National Movement

 

    

    Sanctuary Poets is a part of the 2021 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows program. It provided $1.1 million to poet laureates over the country to do civic projects in their communities. 

    Chasity Gunn, Elgin Poet Laureate, is a recipient of the fellowship. She will lead Sanctuary Poets. 

    Check out AAP's press release about the fellowship here.