Adrian Matejka reads "Somebody Else Sold the World" from his collection of new and selected poems, BE EASY (Liveright, 2026) for the May '26 installment of the PSA Reading Series.
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D. A. Powell reads his poem "Trigger Warning" for the October '25 installment of the PSA Reading Series.
Dong Li reads an excerpt of "The Maple Bridge" from THE ORANGE TREE (The University of Chicago Press, 2023) for the November '25 installment of Make Room: A New Voices Salon at the PSA Storefront.
Monica Ferrell reads "I Appreciate Your Visibility" from THE FUTURE (Four Way Books, 2026) for the March '26 installment of the PSA Reading Series.
Morgan Võ reads an excerpt of "Other Things Laying in an Ice Trough" from THE SELKIE (The Song Cave, 2024) for the November '25 installment of Make Room: A New Voices Salon at the PSA Storefront.
Mónica de la Torre reads "Priority was Handwritten" from PAUSE THE DOCUMENT (Nightboat Books, 2025) for the May '25 installment of the PSA Reading Series.
Philip Metres reads "From Thy Face Shall I Be Hid" from FUGITIVE / REFUGE (Copper Canyon Press, 2024) for the November '25 installment of the PSA Reading Series.
Next Thursday, May 28, the Poetry Society will welcome poet, playwright, performing artist, and translator Ariana Reines for a lecture on Paradise Lost, John Milton's landmark seventeenth-century biblical epic. A fifteen-minute Q&A will follow Reines’s lecture. Tickets: https://ow.ly/ej5c50Z2jHY
Next Wednesday, May 13, the Poetry Society will welcome Adrian Matejka & Aimee Nezhukumatathil for the next installment of the spring ’26 PSA Reading Series. 7:00 p.m. $10 in-person / $5 streaming Free for members Link in bio to register.
Harryette Mullen reads “Thanks To” from REGAINING UNCONSCIOUSNESS 2025 for the September ’25 installment of the PSA Reading Series.
Next Friday, May 8, at 7:00 p.m., the Poetry Society hosts readings by Asha Futterman, Sara Gilmore, and Jimin Seo. 7:00 p.m. | 119 Smith Street, Brooklyn Free with RSVP: https://ow.ly/oKjS50YTf6I
Submissions open Friday! The Poetry Society invites poets to submit a single, previously unpublished poem (up to 10 lines) to be featured for a month, along with up to four other poems, in the window of our storefront office in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more: https://ow.ly/mesg50YRiUU
On Thursday, April 23, the Poetry Society will welcome Farid Matuk & Elizabeth Willis for the next installment in the spring ’26 PSA Reading Series. Thursday, April 23 7:00 p.m. $10 in-person / $5 streaming Free for members Register: https://ow.ly/oIW150YGLwt
Congrats to the inaugural class of Summer Fellows: S. Erin Batiste, Adriana Beltrano, Mitchell Bradford III, Cynthia Clifford, Isabella DeSendi, Cicely Grace, Eve Kenneally, Miguel Martin Perez, Kimberly Ramos, Timothy Ree, Lina Stoyanovich, and Dujie Tahat. Read More: https://ow.ly/nIjw50YEwcC
Rachel Mannheimer reads her poem “New Haven” for the February ’26 installment of Make Room: A New Voices Salon at the PSA Storefront.
Congratulations to A. D. Lauren-Abunassar, winner of the Lyric Poetry Award, selected by José Olivarez. And congrats to this year’s finalists, Nina C. Peláez and Malcolm Tariq.
Congratulations to Austin Reece, winner of the Cecil Hemley Award, selected by Diannely Antigua. And congrats to this year's finalists, Edgar Kunz and Emily Lee Luan.
Christine Shan Shan Hou reads the eponymous poem from A PROMISE (blush lit, 2025) for the February ’26 installment of Make Room: A New Voices Salon at the PSA Storefront.
Next Thursday, March 19, the Poetry Society welcomes Monica Ferrell & Matthew Rohrer for the first installment in the spring ‘26 PSA Reading Series. Thursday, March 19 7:00 p.m. $10 in-person / $5 streaming Free for members https://ow.ly/j6lB50YrpmV
Join us this spring for a Kids’ Poetry Minicourse! This workshop consists of five consecutive poetry classes, held on Saturday mornings from April 25th to May 23rd at the PSA HQ in Brooklyn, New York. https://ow.ly/5mCb50YoRke
Read Matthew Rohrer on his poem “The Winter Sun.” Matthew Rohrer and Cole Swensen will read at the Poetry Society of America on February 26 as part of the spring 2026 PSA Reading Series. https://ow.ly/vBms50YfkhH
Read Andrew Seguin on translating Jean Follain, from the new collection Earthly, a selection of Follain’s poems translated by Seguin and published by The Song Cave. https://ow.ly/j9Fa50Yfk3j
The Poetry Society of America is pleased to announce that Mei-mei Berssenbrugge is the 2026 recipient of the Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry. https://ow.ly/WIFA50Y5vf0
Spring workshops & seminars at the Poetry Society of America are now enrolling. From March through June, Layli Long Soldier, Rick Barot, Peter Gizzi, Emily Skillings, and Lynn Melnick will join the PSA to illuminate the art of poetry. https://ow.ly/zF8u50Y0UiE
Applications are open to join an upcoming Advanced Poetry Workshop with Layli Long Soldier. 8–12 accepted students will workshop their poetry, receiving feedback and offering critique in a small group setting. Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/rriM50XYb2z
Tickets are live for spring events! Catch Joshua Bennett, Monica Ferrell, Adrian Matejka, Farid Matuk, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ariana Reines, Matthew Rohrer, Cole Swensen, and Elizabeth Willis, at the PSA now through June. Registration is open! Purchase tickets: https://ow.ly/5nUe50XVRPE
Applications are open for the Poetry Society of America's first-ever Summer Fellowship! The deadline to apply is February 15. Learn more: https://poetrysociety.org/about/news/summer-fellowship-26
Announcing the PSA's inaugural Summer Fellowship! This free, writing-intensive program offers twelve emerging poets an opportunity to participate in a week-long workshop led by Lynn Melnick at the Poetry Society of America. Learn more: https://ow.ly/hyUU50XKAO5
On Thursday, December 11, the Poetry Society will welcome Jennifer Moxley and Prageeta Sharma for the final installment in the fall ’25 PSA Reading Series. Thursday, December 11 7:00 p.m. $10 in-person / $5 streaming Free for members https://ow.ly/biww50XAOXQ
