Martin Luther King Day represents a day of reflection on diversity, acceptance, and the beginning of dreams. Leading up to MLK day, Albany Road will be hosting a poetry contest for all students and faculty. Depending upon the submissions, we will either publish a broadside with the winning poetry, or compile them into a chapbook [...]

Madame Andrea Moorhead’s seventh collection of French poetry, Terres de Memoire, has been published by Editions de L’Atlantique, Saintes, France. This 74-page book of engaging French poetry is offered by Deerfield’s long-time language teacher. It is available by special order through the Academy Bookstore or by visiting the website http://mirra.pagesperso-orange.fr/EditionsAtlantique.html.

Albany Road, Deerfield’s art & literary magazine, is calling submissions from students! If you are a poet, a novelist, an artist, or a photographer, Albany Road would love for you to submit your work to our first issue, which is to be published in the fall. Any material you have, especially those you’ve worked on [...]

What the Thunder Said, a collection of poems by seniors Anna Gonzales and Nina Shevzov-Zebrun, is the final offering of the academic year from the Deerfield Academy Press. Anna, former editor of the Scroll, and Nina, former co-editor of Albany Road, offer the readers an engaging collection to finish their distinguished Deerfield careers. For copies [...]

W.S. Merwin–poet, translator, and U.S. Poet Laureate, 2010-11–will be on campus today and tomorrow, October 12 and 13. Wednesday, October 12 Poetry Reading, Large Auditorium, 7:00-8:00pm *All School Required Event Reception & Book Signing, Ephraim Williams, 8:00-9:00pm Thursday, October 13 Continental Breakfast, Hilson Gallery, 8:00-8:25am Informal Q&A Session with Interested Students, Reid Black Box Theater, [...]

Nina Shevzov-Zebrun’s poem Balm and Hymn is the winner of the 2011 Deerfield Academy Press Poetry Contest. Honorable Mentions are awarded to Zoe Perot for The Spark, and to Tara Murty for Amber Light. Many thanks to all who submitted work to this contest and please try again in 2012. All poems will be considered [...]

The Deerfield Academy Press invites all students to submit poems for a contest. The theme for 2011 is – “Winter Blues / Spring Dreams”.  The winning poem will be published as a broadside spring term and will appear in the spring issue of Albany Road. All poems submitted will be considered for the forthcoming Albany [...]