Oxford Poetry is pleased to present the inaugural Oxford Poetry Prize, awarded for a single poem in the English language. This year’s guest judge is Emily Berry. The winner of the prize receives £700, the runner-up £200, and the third-place winner £100. All of the winning poets will be offered publication …
Emerge—Surface—Be is a natural extension of The Poetry Project’s program offerings. It formalizes the distinct yet unspoken pedagogical aspect of The Poetry Project’s programs while providing a unique opportunity to support, develop, and present emerging NYC based poets of promise. We are pleased this year to have support for five mentor/fellow …
You are invited to a spectacular afternoon of poetry to benefit the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund with San Francisco poet laureates devorah major and Tongo Eisen-Martin (past Griffin Poetry Prize finalist) joined by Avotcja, Francisco Herrera, and Shanga Labossiere. This virtual program by Zoom will conclude with time for open …
Join Writers for Democratic Action (WDA) on Saturday, August 27th at 3 pm EST for a special online event with new U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón in conversation with Rachel DeWoskin and moderated by Tara Skurtu, as a part of WDA’s Book the Vote Democracy Book Club. They will be …
South African spoken word poets can win a place at the 2022 Poetry Africa festival that will take place in October this year by entering Poetry Africa’s monthly poetry competition. • Poets may only submit one poem per month for the competition. • Poems may be in any South African …