E.E. Cummings Prize, selected by Marcia Karp Owen Lewis is the author of three collections of poetry and three chapbooks, most recently Knock-knock. Field Light, was a Distinguished Favorite, 2020 … Read more
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Jennifer Jean Carolyn Oliver is the author of The Alcestis Machine (Acre Books, forthcoming 2024), Inside the Storm I Want to Touch the Tremble (University of Utah … Read more
Congratulations to all winners, honorable mentions, and finalists! And many thanks to everyone who entered. We’re grateful for your participation. Samuel Washington Allen Prize, selected by Enzo Silon Surin Jennifer … Read more
In anticipation of the upcoming Sam Cornish Poetry Award reading, we’re pleased to present this reminiscence by Tom Lyons. Please join us in Cambridge at the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters on … Read more
From August 1 through October 15, 2024, applications are open for three grants offered by the New England Poetry Club. Please see “Grant Opportunities” under “Contests and Awards” (https://nepoetryclub.org/contests/nepc-grant-opportunities/) for … Read more
A warm thank-you to Jennifer Clarvoe for providing these pictures of the Golden Rose celebration, with awardee Gail Mazur, at the Longfellow House in Cambridge on June 9! This summer’s … Read more
Join us this summer at The Longfellow House, Washington’s Headquarters, Historic Site, for our annual poetry programs! We’re delighted to participate, once again, in the Longfellow Summer Arts Festival, 105 … Read more
Congratulations to Dan Harrison of Calgary, Alberta, winner of New England Poetry Club’s 2024 Victor Howes Prize in Poetry for undergraduates. Dan is a senior at Plymouth State University in … Read more
Our annual NEPC contests are now open for submissions. We strongly encourage digital submissions to our individual poem contests. Poem Contest Submission Guidelines and Submission Forms are here. Book Prize … Read more
