Read Matthew Rohrer on his poem “The Winter Sun.” Matthew Rohrer and Cole Swensen will read at the Poetry Society of America on February 26 as part of the spring 2026 PSA Reading Series. https://ow.ly/vBms50YfkhH

Read Andrew Seguin on translating Jean Follain, from the new collection Earthly, a selection of Follain’s poems translated by Seguin and published by The Song Cave. https://ow.ly/j9Fa50Yfk3j

The Poetry Society of America is pleased to announce that Mei-mei Berssenbrugge is the 2026 recipient of the Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry. https://ow.ly/WIFA50Y5vf0

Spring workshops & seminars at the Poetry Society of America are now enrolling. From March through June, Layli Long Soldier, Rick Barot, Peter Gizzi, Emily Skillings, and Lynn Melnick will join the PSA to illuminate the art of poetry. https://ow.ly/zF8u50Y0UiE

Applications are open to join an upcoming Advanced Poetry Workshop with Layli Long Soldier. 8–12 accepted students will workshop their poetry, receiving feedback and offering critique in a small group setting. Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/rriM50XYb2z

Tickets are live for spring events! Catch Joshua Bennett, Monica Ferrell, Adrian Matejka, Farid Matuk, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ariana Reines, Matthew Rohrer, Cole Swensen, and Elizabeth Willis, at the PSA now through June. Registration is open! Purchase tickets: https://ow.ly/5nUe50XVRPE

Applications are open for the Poetry Society of America's first-ever Summer Fellowship! The deadline to apply is February 15. Learn more: https://poetrysociety.org/about/news/summer-fellowship-26

Announcing the PSA's inaugural Summer Fellowship! This free, writing-intensive program offers twelve emerging poets an opportunity to participate in a week-long workshop led by Lynn Melnick at the Poetry Society of America. Learn more: https://ow.ly/hyUU50XKAO5

On Thursday, December 11, the Poetry Society will welcome Jennifer Moxley and Prageeta Sharma for the final installment in the fall ’25 PSA Reading Series. Thursday, December 11 7:00 p.m. $10 in-person / $5 streaming Free for members https://ow.ly/biww50XAOXQ

Poet Therí Alyce Pickens shares her poem "my lover says (my mind)" and her thoughts about writing it with @poetrysociety.org: poetrysociety.org/poems-essays...

Groundbreaking poet Alice Notley, winner of the Poetry Society‘s 2018 Shelley Memorial Award, has passed away. Rest in Poetry.

Earlier this week, @poetrysociety.org held a wonderful reading in Brooklyn featuring poets Rio Cortez, Vanessa Jimenez Gabb, Urayoán Noel, and José Olivarez to celebrate LOA’s groundbreaking new volume of Latino poetry, edited by Rigoberto González. Watch the full recording on YouTube.

Join us at the Poetry Society on Wednesday, April 30, to celebrate the new anthology Latino Poetry (@libraryofamerica.bsky.social) with readings from Rio Cortez, Vanessa Jimenez Gabb, Urayoán Noel, and José Olivarez. Introduced by editor Rigoberto González. RSVP: poetrysociety.org/events/celeb...

“little prayer” by Danez Smith, part of Poetry in Motion in New York City, in partnership with MTA Arts & Design.