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  • Archive Editor's Note
    By Robert Eric Shoemaker September 18, 2023

    “We believe that there is a public for poetry, that it will grow, and that as it becomes more numerous and appreciative the work produced in this art will grow...

    Black and white line-drawn cartoon of a hunched woman wielding a hammer over the horseshoe of a watching winged horse.
  • From Poetry Magazine
    By The Editors March 1, 2021

    We’re pleased to announce our March 2021 issue, “Young People’s Poetry,” edited by the Poetry Foundation’s Young People’s Poets Laureate: Margarita Engle, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Jacqueline Woodson.

  • From Poetry Magazine
    By The Editors February 1, 2021

    We’re proud to present the February 2021 issue of Poetry, titled “The Practice of Freedom.” The issue is devoted to the work of poets and artists who have been directly...

    Poetry February 2021: The Practice of Freedom cover art. Hand-drawn letters spell POETRY in red and blue on a distressed background.
  • From Poetry Magazine
    By The Editors August 5, 2020

    We’d like to share some updates on the next issues of Poetry magazine. 

  • From Poetry Magazine
    By The Editors April 19, 2019

    In celebration of National Poetry Month, we’re happy to offer our readers a free download of the April 2019 issue of Poetry

    Image of hand holding a phone with text, "Poetry"
  • From Poetry Magazine
    By Fred Sasaki August 7, 2017

    This is a open call for posters, signs, banners, and other ephemera that were used in direct action on the streets of Chicago for the Poetry Foundation's forthcoming exhibit, Signs of Resistance (October...

    Woman holding a sign stating "Every 28 hours a Black person is killed by a police force".
  • Poetry News
    By Lindsay Garbutt July 26, 2017

    We’re thrilled to be celebrating our July/August 2017 issue this week at the Asian American Literature Festival in Washington, D.C. We hope you’ll join us at the following events, which...

  • Foundation News
    By Harriet Staff May 29, 2013

    The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce Don Share as the next editor of Poetry magazine. Share will begin his tenure July 1, 2013, as the magazine’s 12th editor in...

  • From Poetry Magazine
    By Don Share May 8, 2013

    After years of tinkering and experimenting, and dreaming with my colleagues, I’m excited to announce that starting with the May 2013 issue, Poetry will be available through a digital subscription....

  • Poetry News
    By Harriet Staff May 25, 2010

    The Wall Street Journal finds the the fact that "flarf" appeared last year in Poetry magazine a sign that "Google-Inspired Verse Gains Respect." "Flarf is a hip, digital reaction to the...