Pulitzer Prize in Poetry 

Congratulations to Jericho Brown, whose collection The Tradition (Copper Canyon Press, 2019), has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Read more about Jericho Brown and his poems on Poets.org. 

Marshall & Laughlin Submissions 

We are accepting online submissions to the 2020 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, recognizing the most outstanding book of poetry published in 2019, as well as the 2020 James Laughlin award, supporting a second book of poetry forthcoming in 2021. The deadline to submit is May 15, 2020.

Artist Relief Fund

This Giving Tuesday, if you are able, consider donating to Artist Relief Fund which is granting $5,000 to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19. Your support helps address the needs of artists across the country. 
 

May Guest Editor: Monica Youn

Thanks to Monica Youn, author of Blackacre (Graywolf Press, 2016), winner of the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America, who curated Poem-a-Day for this month. Read an extended Q&A about Youn’s curatorial approach, find out more about our guest editors for the year, and sign up for Poem-a-Day.

Covid-19 Resources

Visit our COVID-19 page on poets.org, a roundup of websites that provide information about emergency funding and other resources for artists and arts organizations.

Dear Poet

Watch Kwame Dawes, a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, read his poem “Trickster III” for Dear Poet 2020.