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The American Poetry Review is happy to announce the winner of the Honickman First Book Prize, Revelator by Ellie Black. Her book was chosen by esteemed poet Dorothea Lasky and will be published in September, 2026.
December 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The American Poetry Review is happy to announce the winner of the Honickman First Book Prize, Revelator by Ellie Black. Her book was chosen by esteemed poet Dorothea Lasky and will be published in September, 2026.
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The prize of $2000 will be awarded in 2026, with publication by The American Poetry Review in partnership with Copper Canyon Press in the following year. The author will receive a standard book contract, with royalties paid in subsequent years.
For complete guidelines and to submit: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
For complete guidelines and to submit: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The prize of $2000 will be awarded in 2026, with publication by The American Poetry Review in partnership with Copper Canyon Press in the following year. The author will receive a standard book contract, with royalties paid in subsequent years.
For complete guidelines and to submit: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
For complete guidelines and to submit: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
Thanks so much to elisa_gabbert and @nytimes for including Bloodmercy on their year-end list! The book is our Honickman First Book Prize winner by isjonespoetry and is available for purchase here: loom.ly/9eHXSBs
December 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thanks so much to elisa_gabbert and @nytimes for including Bloodmercy on their year-end list! The book is our Honickman First Book Prize winner by isjonespoetry and is available for purchase here: loom.ly/9eHXSBs
The prize of $2000 will be awarded in 2026, with publication by The American Poetry Review in partnership with Copper Canyon Press in the following year. The author will receive a standard book contract, with royalties paid in subsequent years.
For complete guidelines and to submit: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
For complete guidelines and to submit: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The prize of $2000 will be awarded in 2026, with publication by The American Poetry Review in partnership with Copper Canyon Press in the following year. The author will receive a standard book contract, with royalties paid in subsequent years.
For complete guidelines and to submit: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
For complete guidelines and to submit: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
Read the rest of Devon Walker-Figueroa's sprawling, gorgeous poem The Perch now at: aprweb.org/poems/the-pe...
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Read the rest of Devon Walker-Figueroa's sprawling, gorgeous poem The Perch now at: aprweb.org/poems/the-pe...
Our November/December issue is out now! Check out fresh new work from Devon Walker-Figueroa, Sharon Olds, Derrick Austin, Traci Brimhall, and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version via 🔗 in bio. And be sure to pre-order Devon's excellent new book Lazarus Species from @milkweed_books
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Our November/December issue is out now! Check out fresh new work from Devon Walker-Figueroa, Sharon Olds, Derrick Austin, Traci Brimhall, and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version via 🔗 in bio. And be sure to pre-order Devon's excellent new book Lazarus Species from @milkweed_books
Join us on Nov 7 in Philly for a not-to-be-missed evening with poets I.S. Jones and Nicole Sealey, a celebration of the winner of the 2025 APR/Honickman First Book Prize, Bloodmercy. Tix at: shorturl.at/q0H2S
October 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Join us on Nov 7 in Philly for a not-to-be-missed evening with poets I.S. Jones and Nicole Sealey, a celebration of the winner of the 2025 APR/Honickman First Book Prize, Bloodmercy. Tix at: shorturl.at/q0H2S
Join us for a once in a lifetime event -- Itiola Jones' debut as the 2025 APR/Honickman Book Prize winner, with the esteemed judge who chose Bloodmercy, Nicole Sealey!
Get tickets at: loom.ly/sL0HM1g
Get tickets at: loom.ly/sL0HM1g
October 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Join us for a once in a lifetime event -- Itiola Jones' debut as the 2025 APR/Honickman Book Prize winner, with the esteemed judge who chose Bloodmercy, Nicole Sealey!
Get tickets at: loom.ly/sL0HM1g
Get tickets at: loom.ly/sL0HM1g
Learn more & submit your work here: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
September 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Learn more & submit your work here: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
September 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
APR is happy to announce that the 2026 APR/Honickman First Book Prize will be judged by Dorothea Lasky. Dorothea is the author of six full-length collections of poetry and one book of prose, Animal (Wave Books).
Learn more & submit your work here: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
Learn more & submit your work here: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
September 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
APR is happy to announce that the 2026 APR/Honickman First Book Prize will be judged by Dorothea Lasky. Dorothea is the author of six full-length collections of poetry and one book of prose, Animal (Wave Books).
Learn more & submit your work here: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
Learn more & submit your work here: loom.ly/JUkTfFM
We have an *extremely limited* number of hardcover editions of I.S. Jones' Bloodmercy available right now, and you can only get them from us! Get your copy now at: tr.ee/nK7JNtQS5s
Chosen by Nicole Sealey as the winner of the 2025 APR/Honickman First Book Prize.
Chosen by Nicole Sealey as the winner of the 2025 APR/Honickman First Book Prize.
September 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We have an *extremely limited* number of hardcover editions of I.S. Jones' Bloodmercy available right now, and you can only get them from us! Get your copy now at: tr.ee/nK7JNtQS5s
Chosen by Nicole Sealey as the winner of the 2025 APR/Honickman First Book Prize.
Chosen by Nicole Sealey as the winner of the 2025 APR/Honickman First Book Prize.
🆕 Our September/October issue is in mailboxes, on newsstands, and online now! Check out fresh new work from Gabrielle Calvocoressi, John Berryman, The Matrix Collective and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version here: loom.ly/Y_jbZoQ
August 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🆕 Our September/October issue is in mailboxes, on newsstands, and online now! Check out fresh new work from Gabrielle Calvocoressi, John Berryman, The Matrix Collective and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version here: loom.ly/Y_jbZoQ
What do we know? We know that Richard Siken's I Do Know Some Things is a must-read. Check out the rest of History here: aprweb.org/poems/history
August 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What do we know? We know that Richard Siken's I Do Know Some Things is a must-read. Check out the rest of History here: aprweb.org/poems/history
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August 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Stop playing Apple Store. Start reading poems at aprweb.org
Chosen by Nicole Sealey as the winner of the 2025 APR/Honickman 1st Book Prize, Bloodmercy by I.S. Jones reimagines Cain and Abel as sisters and follows them through the dense geography of girlhood into young womanhood to explore violence, love, sex, and faith.
Pre-order now at: loom.ly/9eHXSBs
Pre-order now at: loom.ly/9eHXSBs
July 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Chosen by Nicole Sealey as the winner of the 2025 APR/Honickman 1st Book Prize, Bloodmercy by I.S. Jones reimagines Cain and Abel as sisters and follows them through the dense geography of girlhood into young womanhood to explore violence, love, sex, and faith.
Pre-order now at: loom.ly/9eHXSBs
Pre-order now at: loom.ly/9eHXSBs
APR is happy to announce that Catherine Pond has been awarded the 2025 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize for her poem “Second Body.” We thank all the poets who submitted work; we were honored to read so many excellent poems. “Second Body” will be featured in the September/October 2025 issue.
July 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
APR is happy to announce that Catherine Pond has been awarded the 2025 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize for her poem “Second Body.” We thank all the poets who submitted work; we were honored to read so many excellent poems. “Second Body” will be featured in the September/October 2025 issue.
For the holiday weekend, a little something from the archives. Read the rest of this Kathleen Graber classic here: loom.ly/ay9W8lY
July 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
For the holiday weekend, a little something from the archives. Read the rest of this Kathleen Graber classic here: loom.ly/ay9W8lY
🆕 Our July/August issue is in mailboxes, on newsstands, and online now!
Check out fresh new work from Richard Siken, Ellen Bass, Joshua Bennett and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version here: loom.ly/XfjohDw
Check out fresh new work from Richard Siken, Ellen Bass, Joshua Bennett and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version here: loom.ly/XfjohDw
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🆕 Our July/August issue is in mailboxes, on newsstands, and online now!
Check out fresh new work from Richard Siken, Ellen Bass, Joshua Bennett and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version here: loom.ly/XfjohDw
Check out fresh new work from Richard Siken, Ellen Bass, Joshua Bennett and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version here: loom.ly/XfjohDw
Read the rest of this Luther Hughes poem and lots more from our May/June 2025 issue, right now at loom.ly/36_oHG4
June 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Read the rest of this Luther Hughes poem and lots more from our May/June 2025 issue, right now at loom.ly/36_oHG4
⏰ Deadline is Thurs May 15 11:59PM EST! ⏰ Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the September/October issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the September/October issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
May 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
⏰ Deadline is Thurs May 15 11:59PM EST! ⏰ Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the September/October issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the September/October issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
🎉Cover reveal! 🎉 Our May/June issue features new work from Cameron Awkward-Rich, Barbara Hamby, Luther Hughes, and so many more. Read excerpts now at aprweb.org, or better yet, subscribe today for less than the prize of one fancy coffee per issue: loom.ly/jw33Kgk
May 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🎉Cover reveal! 🎉 Our May/June issue features new work from Cameron Awkward-Rich, Barbara Hamby, Luther Hughes, and so many more. Read excerpts now at aprweb.org, or better yet, subscribe today for less than the prize of one fancy coffee per issue: loom.ly/jw33Kgk
⏰ Just 10 days left to submit!
The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of APR, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
Learn more/submit your work: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of APR, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
Learn more/submit your work: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
May 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
⏰ Just 10 days left to submit!
The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of APR, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
Learn more/submit your work: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of APR, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
Learn more/submit your work: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
April 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
March 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.
Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ