March 31, 2026 by Emily Holland Poems from Summer/Fall 2025

Read 5 poems from our recent print issue, which features a folio of work on “Pop Culture and Response” from Guest Editor Hanif Abdurraqib From Hanif Abdurraqib’s Folio on “Pop Culture and Response” in Poet Lore Volume 120 1/2Jenny MolbergTroll Hans Namuth, Elaine de Kooning, 1953To be an artist, you only need a mother: a […]

31 March 2026
September 30, 2025 by Emily Holland Contributor News!

From new books to features and prizes, here’s the latest from our contributors and editors! September, October, and November 2025 Are you are former Poet Lore contributor or editor with news to share? Get in touch via our contact form!

30 September 2025
August 28, 2025 by Emily Holland Contributor News!

From new books to features and prizes, here’s the latest from our contributors! July & August 2025 Are you are former Poet Lore contributor with news to share? Get in touch via our contact form!

28 August 2025
August 5, 2025 by Emily Holland Poems from Winter/Spring 2025

Read 5 poems from our recent print issue, which features a folio of work on “The More-Than-Human World” from Guest Editor Kenzie Allen From Kenzie Allen’s Folio on “The More-Than-Human World” in Poet Lore Volume 119 3/4Terri Witek\ /can birds speak with one beak?do birds drop stones in water?will birds leave their dead?how do their […]

05 August 2025
January 5, 2025 by Emily Holland Poems from Summer/Fall 2024

Read 5 poems from our recent print issue, which features a folio of work of Ekphrastic Poems from Guest Editor jason b. crawford From jason b. crawford’s folio of Ekphrastic Poems in Poet Lore Volume 119 1/2Tariq ThompsonTHE IDEA OF ANCESTRYIt was just a windless field: quietblanketing the switchgrass, lightbleeding through the pregnantclouds, caliginous. No […]

05 January 2025