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The Poetry Foundation transforms lives through the power of words. Publisher of POETRY magazine. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/

Text on a plain background reads: "A strain of mischief keeps Howe’s verse from turning leaden or self-serious: Satan collides with Marx, wrapped in a nursery-rhyme riddle.” Below is a line of text that says, "David Schurman Wallace on Fanny Howe." There is a small pegasus silhouette beneath the quote.
Promotional graphic for Dreaming in Color Live: Creating New Narratives in Leadership, featuring a quote about Chicago's neighborhoods and their future. Includes a portrait of Michelle Boone, President & CEO at the Poetry Foundation with text identifying her. The background is a gradient of blue, purple, magenta, and orange.
A person leans over a railing in a library, holding a green book. The library has tall wooden walls and is filled with shelves of books. Bright, natural light illuminates the space.
A modern architectural building with glass walls reflecting nearby trees and skyscrapers. Lines of text are visible on the glass panels. Ambient natural light enhances the sleek, urban design.
Text on a light grey background with an illustration of a pegasus. The text, in orange, reads: "Every day when I get home from work I spend money I don’t have on useless books. Every day I come home from downtown drunk. History remembers few men who, in this way, have reached the age of eighty." Below, in black, it states: "Daniel Durand, Tr. by Jordan Landsman."
A quote on a black background reads, "Standing on land less than 250 years old, island time is a reminder that this is a place in the process of being both made and unmade." It is attributed to Nina C. Peláez, mentioning a visit to a marine sanctuary in Hawaii. An emblem of a bird is below the text. A small part of a cloudy sky is visible on the right.
Slide 1: Text on white background with a decorative illustration of a pegasus at the bottom. The text quotes Sandra Simonds on Laura Kasischke saying, "Her cutting derangement and wild pessimism about the nuclear family is enough to unnerve even the most prodigious tradwife."
Text on a light background reads: "I wake to neighbors and their whistles my boyfriend running across the lawn." Below the text is a stylized Pegasus above the name "Tarik Dobbs.
A red background with a white outline illustration of books on a shelf. The text "Poetry Off the Shelf" is written in bold black letters on the left side.
In pink text: Far down where light is undone, in dirt's sanctum, the seed observes its only vow. Beneath the poem, the author's name, Tareq Hajjaj, and translators, Najlaa Eltom and Edward Salem, are listed in black text. A small black pegasus is displayed beside the text.
Graphic with red text: It was the summer the gays were gay and the lesbians were unbelievable. Below is a silhouette of a pegasus and the name Jackie Sabbagh.
A black background with white text that reads Poetry Foundation General Operating Support Grants. There is an image of a pegasus beneath the text. The deadline to apply is by July 15, 2026.
White graphic with a quote in orange text: Poetry, I sensed, might dwell in indeterminacy rather than seek to resolve it. Below the quote is a black silhouette of a pegasus and the name Jos Charles.
A page displaying a poem excerpt in blue text: I have crushed my wife! You mentally screamed, in front of me, But I had grown enormous with that feeling, Instant, of knowing you are alive and intact. Below the text, there is a pegasus logo and the name Patricia Lockwood in black.
A brightly lit library with wooden shelves filled with books. Four individuals are engaged in various activities: reading, using a laptop, and browsing the collections. Large windows allow natural light to illuminate the space.
A red background with a white outline illustration of books on a shelf. The text "Poetry Off the Shelf" is written in bold black letters on the left side.
Cover of Poetry magazine, July/August 2026 issue. The word POETRY is displayed in large, colorful letters with abstract patterns. A small silhouette of a pegasus is in the top right corner. The background features a layered white design.
Text on an image: I think first of the gender-nonconforming poets out there who perhaps felt as I felt as a young writer: people who perhaps felt that their poems didn’t have an audience or didn’t have a place. I want them to know that they do. Robin Becker in conversation with Rachel Mennies. A small pegasus is above the names.
Green background with a red silhouette of a pegasus above the name Jan Beatty in red text. Above are two lines of text in black: I was launched below the water’s surface towards a target. I was born from a hired gun & wet desire.
A red graphic features a poem in black text: Whether I am bound to you or your ghost, I shall not depart. I apologize, I have started from happiness again. But how could I not, when I only know of you? Below, Jason B. Crawford is written in green, with a small green pegasus logo.
Black and white photo of X.J. Kennedy smiling and wearing glasses
A green graphic with black text reads, I made the mistake of thinking I belonged on the beach. Classic Scorpio. Below, there is a red pegasus above the name Christell Victoria Roach.
A quote reads: His is not a jeremiad for the past but a manifesto for the future. Below the quote, it says "Ed Simon on Joshua Bennett." The background is minimal with a small pegasus logo.
Black background image with white text: "Poetry Foundation General Operating Support Grants." Features a white silhouette of Pegasus. Text at the bottom reads, "Apply by July 15, 2026."
Red background with text: Do I prioritize meaning or musicality—and am I being forced to choose? Below, it says C.E. Janecek on translating Václav Hrabě with a small green pegasus.
Red background with black text: If I have one chance to write to you like Chance the Rapper or Mac Miller then I wish I had a tiny desk with a band behind me. Below is a green pegasus and the name Tomás Q. Morín in green.
Jane Yolen in a gray striped sweater and glasses smiling with arms crossed
Ed Roberson standing outdoors in a garden with tall pink flowers, wearing glasses, a cap, a blue sweater, and plaid shirt. Text reads Poetry Foundation Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ed Roberson.
A quote reads: "Form is not the opposite of chaos; it is chaos held in pattern." Below, it is attributed to Fatemeh Shams on Iran, the ghazal, and survival. A small pegasus is also present.
A brightly lit library with wooden shelves filled with books. Four individuals are engaged in various activities: reading, using a laptop, and browsing the collections. Large windows allow natural light to illuminate the space.
Green graphic with English and French text of a poem. Text reads The hours that create us separate us, and I give you up until dawn comes to dissolve absence. Les heures qui nous engendrent nous séparent, et je renonce à toi jusqu’à l’aube qui dissout l’absence. It credits Hélène Dorion, translation by Susanna Lang, with a small red pegasus.
Ed Roberson standing outdoors in a garden with tall pink flowers, wearing glasses, a cap, a blue sweater, and plaid shirt. Text reads Poetry Foundation Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ed Roberson.
Red graphic with poem text: Call me bush-lover, a celesbian, your dykon, a U-Hauler, your next-door gaybor, a nail-clipper, a cunt-hopper & crotch-cannibal. Below the poem, the name Despy Boutris is in green accompanied by a green pegasus.
Adult sitting on a bench wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses, smiling in a black and white photo.
Graphic with text: To read her work is to partake in the beleaguered freedom of the wanderer or lowlife, out of luck and money, but rarely short on perspective. Attributed to Dustin Illingworth on Karen Solie with a small pegasus logo.
Lime green background with text at the top: Is there a finished feeling for us Anywhere? There is a small red pegasus above the name Ahmad Almallah in red capital letters.
A black background with white text that reads Poetry Foundation General Operating Support Grants. There is an image of a pegasus beneath the text. The deadline to apply is by July 15, 2026.
A red background with a white outline illustration of books on a shelf. The text "Poetry Off the Shelf" is written in bold black letters on the left side.
Pink graphic with information from the Poetry Foundation Annual Report 2025 titled Community Engagement with data: 6,867 building visitors, not including event attendees. $426,329 was paid to poets and artists involved in public programs such as VS podcast hosts, producers, and others.
A quote in light blue text reads, I’m no good to anyone if I don’t preserve this one thing for myself." Below, in orange, it says Hannah Bonner with a silhouette of a pegasus. The background is black.
Red and orange gradient graphic with text: Wake, Butterfly. Season Two, Episode Six. What Else Is True? with Marie Howe. A small black Pegasus logo is at the bottom.
Blue poster titled Poetry Teachers Institute. It highlights 77 educator-participants and 20 presenters. Includes details of eight seminars, 12 workshops, and three readings. Text includes Poetry Foundation Annual Report 2025.
A black background features a quote in the upper portion: The woman fetching a yellow slip from the metal basin at American Embassy counter six—come. Let us leave the sorrow folding your face here. Below the quote, CONSULAR STILL LIFE is written in blue, with MIGWI MWANGI beneath it in yellow. An illustration of a pegasus is situated between the text.
Black text on gray background; a black pegasus graphic appears at the bottom. Quote text reads: His foundation in writing poetry—as well as his early experiences with Jim Crow—helped animate his conviction that words hold worldmaking force.
A green poster titled Poetry Experiences lists 2025 exhibitions: Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home from April 17 to August 23, 2025, Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home (Remix) from April 11, 2025, to January 4, 2026, and Victoria Martinez: Frente a la vida / Facing Life from September 20, 2025, to February 21, 2026. At the bottom, it notes the Poetry Foundation Annual Report 2025.
A red background with a white outline illustration of books on a shelf. The text "Poetry Off the Shelf" is written in bold black letters on the left side.
Diagram with a grid and various labeled sections, including Distant Future, Distant Past, and Photon Ray. The vertical axis reads time [lung] and the horizontal axis reads space [star]. Below the diagram, text states, OH I THOUGHT YOU KNEW, SHE SAID, DAD IS ALIVE, attributed to Eugenia Leigh.
Red and orange gradient background with text promoting Wake, Butterfly Season Two, Episode Five featuring Dawn Lundy Martin. A small black Pegasus logo is at the bottom left.
Orange background with white text: Poetry Contemplates with the following statistics: 41.2 million active web users, 6.8 million monthly online sessions, 49,470 poems in the archive, 607 poems added in 2025, and 238 poet biographies added. At the bottom, it reads Poetry Foundation Annual Report 2025.
A glass-walled exterior reflects surrounding buildings and leafless trees. Text is displayed on an interior wall.
Text on a black background reads: Disgusting, isn't it, how much we want to be loved? Below is a pegasus silhouette and the name Jane Wong.
The image features a poem by Tracy K. Smith in orange text on a black background. Below the poem is a small pegasus graphic and the poet's name in light blue.
Graphic featuring ten issues of POETRY magazine with vibrant, artistic designs. Text reads: Poetry Gathers. 10 issues, including two double issues. 494 poems, 317 poets. 204 poets (64%) were first-time contributors. Poetry Foundation Annual Report 2025.