The American Poetry Review is happy to announce that the 2027 APR/Honickman First Book Prize will be judged by Terrance Hayes....

The American Poetry Review is happy to announce the winner of the 2026 APR/Honickman First Book Prize, Revelator by Ellie Black. Her book...

The American Poetry Review invites poets aged 50 and over, regardless of previous publication to share their unique perspectives in a new...

  “I think of The American Poetry Review as one of the strongest literary forces of our time. APR is where I go to both discover new...

Please join us for a celebration of the 2025 winner of The APR/Honickman First Book Prize, Bloodmercy by I.S. Jones, selected by Nicole...

  The American Poetry Review is happy to announce that the 2026 APR/Honickman First Book Prize will be judged by Dorothea Lasky....

The American Poetry Review is happy to announce that Catherine Pond has been awarded the 2025 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize for her poem...

Chosen by Nicole Sealey, Bloodmercy reimagines Cain and Abel as they navigate the dense geography of girlhood into young womanhood to...

The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the...

The American Poetry Review is proud to announce the first winner of The Stern Prize, Michael Bazzett,  for his collection Cloudwatcher. His...