Dear Friends and Colleagues, I have a few important things to discuss with you today: the video/anthology of this year’s prize winners; volunteer opportunities; and our end-of-year fundraising drive, which–with your help–will place the … Read more
It was another busy month for NPEC members as news and announcements went out into the world to spread the joy of poetry. Here is a recap of November’s member … Read more
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
Samuel Washington Allen Prize, selected by Jennifer Garfield Kirun Kapur is the author of three books of poetry, Visiting Indira Gandhi’s Palmist (Elixir Press, 2015) which won the Arts & Letters Rumi Prize and the Antivenom … Read more
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize, selected by Matthew E. Henry Therese Gleason (she/her) is author of three poetry chapbooks: Hemicrania (Chestnut Review Chapbooks, 2024); Matrilineal (Finishing Line, 2021), honorable mention, 2022 Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize, New … Read more
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize Finalist, selected by Matthew E. Henry Tricia Knoll is an aging Vermont poet who lives in the woods with two dogs. Nine of her collections are … Read more
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
Samuel Washington Allen Prize Finalist, selected by Jennifer Garfield Wendy Drexler is a recipient of a 2022 artist fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Her fourth collection, Harvest of What Remains, will … Read more
Here is a list of all the member news that happened in October 2025! If you are an NEPC members, send your news for publication across our social media channels! … Read more
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize Finalist, selected by Matthew E. Henry Devan Murphy is the author of the chapbook I’m Not I’m Not I’m Not a Baby (Ethel 2024), a collection of prose … Read more