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The Poetry Foundation is proud to announce the 55 nonprofit organizations that received over $1,600,000 in funding in our spring 2023 grant cycle. Selected from 194 grant applications, this robust...

Get inspired to teach poetry, now back in person! The Poetry Foundation is holding its eighth annual Summer Poetry Teachers Institute at the University of Miami, July 10-14, 2023. This free,...

The Poetry Foundation is proud to announce the 39 nonprofit organizations that received funding in this round of grants, as well as the 9 organizations that were awarded special grants...

The Poetry Magazine Podcast is looking for a new host! 

The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of five new members to its Board of Trustees: Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Deborah Gillespie, Marguerite Griffin, Andy Jacobs, and Parneshia Jones. 

The Poetry Foundation is thrilled to announce the 12 finalists for the 2022 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships. Thank you to all who submitted applications and shared their...

The Poetry Foundation began posting regular Foundation Updates as part of its Commitment to Our Community in 2020; since then, these updates have served as ways for the Foundation to...

Obsidian Literary and the Poetry Foundation are partnering to present O|Sessions Black Listening — A Performance Masterclass, a free two-day virtual workshop on the role of listening and improvisation in...

The Poetry Foundation is pleased to welcome new staff members since the last update, all of whom bring distinct experiences and perspectives to the work being done and the work...