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Poetry Northwest Illuminating poetry since 1959-- the northwest's oldest literary magazine.

Poetry Northwest was founded as a quarterly, poetry-only journal in 1959 by Errol Pritchard, with Carolyn Kizer, Richard Hugo, and Nelson Bentley as co-editors. The first issue was 28 pages and included the work of Philip Larkin, James Wright, and William Stafford. In January 2010, the Board of Directors appointed Kevin Craft the fifth editor of Poetry Northwest. Craft returned the editorial offi

ces to the greater Seattle area, reaching an agreement with Everett Community College to house and publish to magazine at Everett, where it will play in integral role in EvCC’s Written Arts AFA Program. Even so, Poetry Northwest remains an independent, autonomous nonprofit organization dependent on subscriber and community support.

We were so sorry to learn of the passing of influential Indigenous artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith. Jaune’s work graced ...
19/02/2025

We were so sorry to learn of the passing of influential Indigenous artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith. Jaune’s work graced the cover of our Summer/Fall 2024 issue, and is featured in collections around the world, including the Whitney Museum. Born at the St. Ignatius Indian Mission on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, she passed away on January 24th at the age of 85.

Less than a week left to submit to the 2025 James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets, judged by dg nanouk okpik 🌟Two first...
09/02/2025

Less than a week left to submit to the 2025 James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets, judged by dg nanouk okpik 🌟

Two first-place finalists will be published in Poetry Northwest, each winning a $1,000 prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to read with the judge. Please check the link in our bio for eligibility information and submission guidelines. We can’t wait to meet the future prize-winners and share the gift of their writing widely!

Huge, heartfelt thanks to the contributors and partnerships who make this prize possible. See PoetryNW.org/James-Welch-Prize for the complete list of contributors.

Read the full poem by Chen Poyu, translated by Nicholas Wong, on PoetryNW.org 🏍️Born in 1993, Chen Poyu has won numerous...
09/02/2025

Read the full poem by Chen Poyu, translated by Nicholas Wong, on PoetryNW.org 🏍️

Born in 1993, Chen Poyu has won numerous literary prizes in Taiwan, including the Lin Rong-San Literary Award in Essays, and the Times Literary Award. Named one of the Ten Most Anticipated Writers born in the 1990s by Wenhsun Magazine, Chen is the author of The Scientists (interviews), The Bubbles Maker (essays), and two poetry collections, mini me and The Art of Rivalry. His recent publications include The Basement Tapes, a book of collaborative texts and illustrations with Kuo Chien Yu. His Chinese translation of Robert Hass’s Summer Snow was published in 2022. He currently lives in Taipei. IG:

Nicholas Wong is a poet, translator and visual artist from Hong Kong. He is the author of Crevasse, winner of the Lambda Literary Awards in Gay Poetry, and Besiege Me, also a Lammy finalist in the same category. His poems and translations are forthcoming in The Georgia Review, Five Points, American Poetry Review, among others. He is an International Writing Program resident at the University of Iowa in Fall 2024, and currently teaches at the Education University of Hong Kong. IG:

🌟 Poetry Northwest is proud to present our Pushcart Prize nominations!From Poetry Northwest’s Winter & Spring 2024 issue...
17/01/2025

🌟 Poetry Northwest is proud to present our Pushcart Prize nominations!

From Poetry Northwest’s Winter & Spring 2024 issue:
- .bolina ’s “Second City Autumnal”
- .natalie.shapero ’s “Spacewalk”

From Poetry Northwest’s Summer & Fall 2024 issue:
- T. Le’s “A is for Apple”
- Bryan Thomas Daly’s “King of Monsters”
- ’s “Under the gun”
- ’s “I Try to Write About the Sea but Instead Write Another Dead Brother Poem”

Submissions are OPEN for poems in translation for the month of January 🏔️Please share your work with us through Submitta...
04/01/2025

Submissions are OPEN for poems in translation for the month of January 🏔️

Please share your work with us through Submittable! We require that you have the copyright-holder’s permission for your translations.

“We are gathered here at this table of words” —  Volume XIX | Issue 2 | Winter & Spring 2025 Cover art by Lukas and Zoë ...
21/12/2024

“We are gathered here at this table of words” —

Volume XIX | Issue 2 | Winter & Spring 2025
Cover art by Lukas and Zoë Phelan 🐑

Featuring .docx .ap_ .mpk .patrick .aetitia .lessley .moon Miriam Akervall, Dante Alighieri, Stephanie Burt, Julia Conner, Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, Mara Hampson, Sam Krieg, Cristoforo Landino, Małgorzata Lebda, Juj E Lepe, Marie Lundquist, Lauren Mackinnon, Mrityunjay Mohan, John Okrent, Daniel Phair, D.A. Powell, Omar Ramadan

The James Welch Prize — an annual award for two outstanding poems written by Indigenous poets — is now open for FEE-FREE...
16/12/2024

The James Welch Prize — an annual award for two outstanding poems written by Indigenous poets — is now open for FEE-FREE contest submissions, 12/15-2/15 🌨️

Two first-place finalists will be published in Poetry Northwest, each winning a $1,000 prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to read with the judge. Please check the link in our bio for eligibility information and submission guidelines. We can’t wait to meet the future prize-winners and share the gift of their writing widely!

Huge, heartfelt thanks to the contributors and partnerships who make this prize possible. See PoetryNW.org/James-Welch-Prize for the complete list of contributors.

Mark your calendar: the James Welch Prize — an annual award for two outstanding poems written by Indigenous poets — is o...
11/12/2024

Mark your calendar: the James Welch Prize — an annual award for two outstanding poems written by Indigenous poets — is opening for FEE-FREE contest submissions,
12/15-2/15 💌

Two first-place finalists will be published in Poetry Northwest, each winning a $1,000 prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to read with the judge. Please check the link in our bio for eligibility information and submission guidelines. We can’t wait to meet the future prize-winners and share the gift of their writing widely!

Huge, heartfelt thanks to the contributors and partnerships who make this prize possible. See PoetryNW.org/James-Welch-Prize for the complete list of contributors.

Read the full poem by Ariel Yelen at PoetryNW.org ⛴️Ariel Yelen is a poet whose work has been published in Poetry, BOMB,...
10/12/2024

Read the full poem by Ariel Yelen at PoetryNW.org ⛴️

Ariel Yelen is a poet whose work has been published in Poetry, BOMB, the American Poetry Review, Washington Square Review, and other magazines. “Taking the ferry to work like an adventurer” appears in I Was Working, published by Princeton University Press on October 8, 2024.

🌟 This Giving Tuesday, join us in celebrating poetry and the arts by supporting Poetry Northwest, a nonprofit literary m...
01/12/2024

🌟 This Giving Tuesday, join us in celebrating poetry and the arts by supporting Poetry Northwest, a nonprofit literary magazine dedicated to publishing the finest poetry and critical thinking in the 21st century.

📚 Why Donate?
Your contribution makes a lasting impact:
- Funds our biannual magazine, yearly books, and the James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets.
- Garrett Hongo Internship for Young Editors of Color.
- Critics-at-Large year-long writing residency.

💌 How to Donate:
1. Online Donations – Give any amount to help us thrive.
2. Subscribe – Enjoy Poetry Northwest while making a tax-deductible contribution.
3. Honor a Loved One – Make a gift in their name and receive recognition in our print magazine.

Together, let’s ensure poetry reaches the widest possible audience. Help us keep publishing, sharing, and inspiring. 🌎
👉 Donate now and help Poetry Northwest continue its mission.


Donate: https://www.poetrynw.org/donate/
Subscribe: https://www.poetrynw.org/subscribe

Don’t forget to apply by November 15th for the Garrett Hongo Internship for Young Editors of Color! 💌Poetry Northwest is...
14/11/2024

Don’t forget to apply by November 15th for the Garrett Hongo Internship for Young Editors of Color! 💌

Poetry Northwest is seeking two versatile, dedicated, and independent interns to support the editorial team from January 27 – May 23, 2025. The internship is for people between the ages of 18-22. Applicants must self-identify as Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latine, MENA, Asian, Pacific Islander, or a person of color. There are no education requirements for the internship, and applicants need not be enrolled in school.

Poetry submissions are OPEN ❣️ Let us read you! Send up to four poems through Submittable.
01/11/2024

Poetry submissions are OPEN ❣️ Let us read you! Send up to four poems through Submittable.

We’ll be open for general submissions of poetry for the month of November 🍂 Send us up to four poems through Submittable...
27/10/2024

We’ll be open for general submissions of poetry for the month of November 🍂 Send us up to four poems through Submittable. We can’t wait to read your work!

Read the full poem by Ye Hui, translated by D**g Li, on PoetryNW.org 🚂Ye Hui is an acclaimed Chinese metaphysical poet w...
27/10/2024

Read the full poem by Ye Hui, translated by D**g Li, on PoetryNW.org 🚂

Ye Hui is an acclaimed Chinese metaphysical poet who lives in Nanjing. His poems in English translation have appeared or are forthcoming in 128 Lit, The Arkansas International, Asymptote, Bennington Review, Circumference, Copihue Poetry, Guernica, Lana Turner, and Zocálo Public Square. The English full-length translation of his latest collection, The Ruins, is forthcoming from Deep Vellum.

D**g Li is a multilingual author who translates from Chinese, English, French, and German. He is the English translator of The Gleaner Song by the Chinese poet Song Lin, and The Wild Great Wall by the Chinese poet Zhu Zhu. His debut collection of poetry, The Orange Tree, was the inaugural winner of the Phoenix Emerging Poet Book Prize from the University of Chicago Press.

Applications for the Garrett Hongo Internship for Young Editors of Color are open 🌟 Learn more and apply at PoetryNW.org...
13/10/2024

Applications for the Garrett Hongo Internship for Young Editors of Color are open 🌟 Learn more and apply at PoetryNW.org/GetInvolved.

Poetry Northwest is seeking two versatile, dedicated, and independent interns to support the editorial team from January 27 – May 23, 2025. The internship is for people between the ages of 18-22. Applicants must self-identify as Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latine, MENA, Asian, Pacific Islander, or a person of color. There are no education requirements for the internship, and applicants need not be enrolled in school.

Join us in celebrating this year’s Best of the Net nominees! Read the full poems on PoetryNW.org. The Best of the Net is...
01/10/2024

Join us in celebrating this year’s Best of the Net nominees! Read the full poems on PoetryNW.org.

The Best of the Net is an awards-based anthology designed to grant a platform to a diverse and growing collection of writers and publishers who are building an online literary landscape that seeks to break free of traditional publishing. This space has been created to bring greater respect to the continually expanding world of exceptional digital publishing.

Samodh Porawagamage — “Letter from the Back Page at History Class”

Isabella DeSendi — “Buffalo”

Marisa Lainson — “Hypothetical Disasters”

Matthew Schnirman — “After June”

Michelle Peñaloza — “Huwag Kang Matakot”

Matthew Broaddus — “Playground”

“Whether crossing languages or borders, recounting addiction or migration, these poems revel in their sense of transpose...
03/08/2024

“Whether crossing languages or borders, recounting addiction or migration, these poems revel in their sense of transposed time.” ~ from ’ intro to the new issue of 🌞

Volume XIX | Issue 1 | Summer/Fall 2024 | cover art by ✨

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