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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · 8d

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · 10d

Deadline fast approaching!

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · 26d

APR is happy to announce that the 2026 APR/Honickman First Book Prize will be judged by Dorothea Lasky. Dorothea is the author of six full-length collections of poetry and one book of prose, Animal (Wave Books).

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Sep 2

We have an *extremely limited* number of hardcover editions of I.S. Jones' Bloodmercy available right now, and you can only get them from us! Get your copy now at: tr.ee/nK7JNtQS5s

Chosen by Nicole Sealey as the winner of the 2025 APR/Honickman First Book Prize.

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Aug 29

🆕 Our September/October issue is in mailboxes, on newsstands, and online now! Check out fresh new work from Gabrielle Calvocoressi, John Berryman, The Matrix Collective and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version here: loom.ly/Y_jbZoQ

The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Aug 28

What do we know? We know that Richard Siken's I Do Know Some Things is a must-read. Check out the rest of History here: aprweb.org/poems/history

The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Aug 25

Stop playing Apple Store. Start reading poems at aprweb.org

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Jul 21

Chosen by Nicole Sealey as the winner of the 2025 APR/Honickman 1st Book Prize, Bloodmercy by I.S. Jones reimagines Cain and Abel as sisters and follows them through the dense geography of girlhood into young womanhood to explore violence, love, sex, and faith.

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Jul 10

APR is happy to announce that Catherine Pond has been awarded the 2025 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize for her poem “Second Body.” We thank all the poets who submitted work; we were honored to read so many excellent poems. “Second Body” will be featured in the September/October 2025 issue.

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Jul 3

For the holiday weekend, a little something from the archives. Read the rest of this Kathleen Graber classic here: loom.ly/ay9W8lY

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Jun 30

🆕 Our July/August issue is in mailboxes, on newsstands, and online now!
Check out fresh new work from Richard Siken, Ellen Bass, Joshua Bennett and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version here: loom.ly/XfjohDw

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Jun 12

Read the rest of this Luther Hughes poem and lots more from our May/June 2025 issue, right now at loom.ly/36_oHG4

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · May 14

⏰ Deadline is Thurs May 15 11:59PM EST! ⏰ Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ
The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the September/October issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · May 7

🎉Cover reveal! 🎉 Our May/June issue features new work from Cameron Awkward-Rich, Barbara Hamby, Luther Hughes, and so many more. Read excerpts now at aprweb.org, or better yet, subscribe today for less than the prize of one fancy coffee per issue: loom.ly/jw33Kgk

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · May 5

⏰ Just 10 days left to submit!

The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of APR, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.

Learn more/submit your work: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Apr 22

The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.

Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Mar 24

The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honors the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the Sept/Oct issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.

Learn more and submit your work here: loom.ly/TpQM6UQ

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Mar 3

Michael Bazzett is the author of 4 collections of poetry, most recently The Echo Chamber (Milkweed Editions, 2021), as well as a verse translation of the creation epic of the Maya, The Popol Vuh (Milkweed, 2018), named by the NYT as one of the best poetry books of 2018.

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Mar 3

🎉Cover reveal! 🎉 Our March/April issue features new work from Alex Dimitrov and so many more. Read excerpts now at aprweb.org, or better yet, subscribe today for less than the prize of one fancy coffee per issue: loom.ly/rcBl6Z4

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Feb 25

Available now wherever you get your podcasts. Dive in now at tr.ee/aprpodcast

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Feb 14

This Valentine’s Day, we’re giving links of love. Join in at linktr.ee/americanpoetryreview

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Jan 30

Read the rest of Kayleb Rae Candrilli's (quite timely) All In Red — along with lots more from our January/February issue — right now at aprweb.org.

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Jan 28

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Jan 22

Someone told us it's heartbreak season. Let it make you strong. Read the rest of Ira Sadoff's poem from our Jan/Feb issue at: aprweb.org/poems/heartbreaks

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · Dec 19

🚨 Just 2 weeks left to submit! 🚨 In honor of the poet Gerald Stern, APR is happy to announce a new book award – The Stern Prize.

The prize is open to all poets age 50 and over, regardless of previous publication history.

For guidelines, go to americanpoetryreview.submittable.com/submit

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