2026 Contest Judges Announced
Samuel Washington Allen Prize: Kirun Kapur Kirun Kapur grew up in Hawaii and now lives along the banks of the Merrimac River. She is the author of three books of poetry: Women in … Read more
Contests
NEPC Member News – January 2026
Hello everyone! Here is a recap of all the New England Poetry Club Member News that was submitted during the month of January 2026! NEPC Advisory Board Member Jason O’Toole’s … Read more
Revere Beach Stories, by Kevin Carey, Jennifer Martelli, and Stephenie Young
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize Finalist, selected by Matthew E. Henry Kevin Carey’s books include the poetry collections The One Fifteen to Penn Station, Jesus Was a Homeboy, Set in Stone, … Read more
“Hockey” by Roman Johnson
Samuel Washington Allen Prize Finalist, selected by Jennifer Garfield Roman Johnson, PhD is a writer and scientist from Memphis, TN. He is a second–year MFA student in poetry at Brown University … Read more
“I Dream the Dodgers Back to Brooklyn” by Matthew Johnson
E.E. Cummings Prize Finalist, selected by Chard deNiord Matthew Johnson, formerly of Stratford, CT, is author of Shadow Folks and Soul Songs (Kelsay Books), Far from New York State (NYQ Press), and Too Short to … Read more
“not next now next” by Bryan Marshall
E.E. Cummings Prize Finalist, selected by Chard deNiord Bryan Marshall trained as a musician (including writing a PhD thesis on New England’s own Danbury-boy-done-good, Charles Ives), and has worked as … Read more
Announcing the 2025 Golden Rose Award Winner: Martha Collins
The New England Poetry Club is proud to honor Martha Collins as the 2025 recipient of the Golden Rose Award, one of the nation’s oldest prizes for poets. The Golden … Read more
Member News Announcements for June 2025
Another busy month for NEPC members and the club as a whole! Check out some things that happened in June 2025! If you have member news to submit, remember to … Read more
Announcing the Winner of the 2025 Victor Howes Prize in Poetry
Congratulations to Houley Koundourou of Columbus, Ohio, winner of The New England Poetry Club’s 2025 Victor Howes Prize in Poetry for undergraduates. Houley is a freshman studying Writing and Political … Read more
2025 Contest Judges Announced
Samuel Washington Allen Prize: Jennifer Garfield Jennifer Garfield‘s poetry has appeared in journals including The Threepenny Review, ONE ART, Frontier, SWWIM, Sugar House Review, MER, On The Seawall, and elsewhere. … Read more