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For 70 years, the Beloit Poetry Journal has offered its community of writers and readers poetry whose "balance of dread and beauty," in the words of Adrienne Rich, "is equal to the chaotic negations that pursue us.”

Exciting news—Pamela Alexander’s chapbook, "Left,” is now available for preorder! Visit our shop today to get your hands...
30/10/2024

Exciting news—Pamela Alexander’s chapbook, "Left,” is now available for preorder! Visit our shop today to get your hands on a copy of the winner of the 2024 Chad Walsh Chapbook Prize--with a special preorder discount. We know you'll love this gorgeous, moving collection. Grab your copy here: https://www.bpj.org/product/left

We’re delighted to share the results of the 2024 Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry! Please join the BPJ in celebrating our ...
22/09/2024

We’re delighted to share the results of the 2024 Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry! Please join the BPJ in celebrating our winner Kate Sweeney, along with our finalists, semifinalists, and Adrienne Rich’s legacy of urgent, world-aware poetry!

Kick off your week (and your autumnal spirit) with John Tagliabue's "Blake says..." from the BPJ archives. This poem fir...
09/09/2024

Kick off your week (and your autumnal spirit) with John Tagliabue's "Blake says..." from the BPJ archives. This poem first appeared in the BPJ in the fall of 1978.

Exciting news! Our latest issue is out and it's brimming with stunning poems from Leila Chatti, Janan Alexandra, Jonatha...
04/09/2024

Exciting news! Our latest issue is out and it's brimming with stunning poems from Leila Chatti, Janan Alexandra, Jonathan Diaz, Lesley Wheeler, Alexis V. Jackson and many more. Check your mailbox, and if you aren't a subscriber yet, order your copy today! https://www.bpj.org/product/subscription

Here's a peek at the cover of V73N2, which is heading to mailboxes this week! It features striking art by Martin Wittfoo...
01/09/2024

Here's a peek at the cover of V73N2, which is heading to mailboxes this week! It features striking art by Martin Wittfooth. More from this gorgeous issue soon!

"The prose poem feels like a well of possibility, and I'm going to scrape the bottom of that well!"Congratulations to Ta...
16/08/2024

"The prose poem feels like a well of possibility, and I'm going to scrape the bottom of that well!"

Congratulations to Taylor Byas, ARA winner and member of the BPJ Editorial Board, for winning the 2024 Ohioana Book Award in Poetry!

We're so lucky to have her on our team and to have featured her work in our issues. Read excerpts of Taylor's gripping work in our archive, and check out an interview with Taylor here: https://www.bpj.org/interview/taylor-byas

From the BPJ archives, Deirdre Callanan’s serene “Opals Receive Their Coloration” is helping us savor the end of summer!
02/08/2024

From the BPJ archives, Deirdre Callanan’s serene “Opals Receive Their Coloration” is helping us savor the end of summer!

We’re delighted to share our full roster of good news! Congratulations to our Chad Walsh Chapbook Series winner, finalis...
20/06/2024

We’re delighted to share our full roster of good news!

Congratulations to our Chad Walsh Chapbook Series winner, finalists, semi-finalists, and honorable mentions!

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"If forgiveness, uncoupled from the cross at our jugular, was a song we could know, / you and I against innocence in a r...
19/06/2024

"If forgiveness, uncoupled from the cross at our jugular, was a song we could know, / you and I against innocence in a red karaoke duet of fessed mess then what / were slights to scar the verses, cheats to bloody the bridge?"

We're rereading BPJ contributor Kemi Alabi's stunning debut "Against Heaven " this June. 🔥😍🔥

The BPJ was lucky and honored to read so many stellar submissions to the Chad Walsh Chapbook Series! Congratulations to ...
18/06/2024

The BPJ was lucky and honored to read so many stellar submissions to the Chad Walsh Chapbook Series! Congratulations to winner Pamela Alexander and the finalists!

So pleased to nominate these excellent poets!  Congrats Marcus and Laura!
17/05/2024

So pleased to nominate these excellent poets! Congrats Marcus and Laura!

Keep celebrating National Poetry Month by reading Taisia Kitaiskaia’s inventive “Poverty Bucket,” published in the BPJ’s...
29/04/2024

Keep celebrating National Poetry Month by reading Taisia Kitaiskaia’s inventive “Poverty Bucket,” published in the BPJ’s 2017 summer issue!

You can read the entire splendid poem here: https://www.bpj.org/contributors/kitaiskaia-taisia

Still plenty of time to send your amazing poems to the BPJ!   The Adrienne Rich Award provides a $1,500 prize for a sing...
28/04/2024

Still plenty of time to send your amazing poems to the BPJ!

The Adrienne Rich Award provides a $1,500 prize for a single poem, and all submissions are considered for publication.

As always, we offer a fee-free option if the reading fee presents a hardship.

https://www.bpj.org/submit/rich-award-guidelines

Happy weekend, poets!  Now's the perfect time to send along your submissions to the Adrienne Rich Award! All work is con...
27/04/2024

Happy weekend, poets! Now's the perfect time to send along your submissions to the Adrienne Rich Award!

All work is considered for publication (yes, we appreciate long poems!), and we're delighted to have the esteemed Marilyn Chin as our judge this year.

Details at https://www.bpj.org/submit/rich-award-guidelines

A couple more weeks to polish your fabulous poems and submit them to the 2024 Adrienne Rich Award!  All submissions are ...
16/04/2024

A couple more weeks to polish your fabulous poems and submit them to the 2024 Adrienne Rich Award!

All submissions are considered for publication, and as always, the BPJ offers a fee-free option if the reading fee presents a hardship.

You know what to do! More info at https://www.bpj.org/submit/rich-award-guidelines

Celebrating National Poetry Month with this compelling, incisive work by Fady Joudah, published by the BPJ in 2011.
07/04/2024

Celebrating National Poetry Month with this compelling, incisive work by Fady Joudah, published by the BPJ in 2011.

BPJ in the wild! Chad Walsh Chapbook Prize winner Katie Farris and BPJ editor Kirun Kapur hanging out with the spirit of...
26/02/2024

BPJ in the wild! Chad Walsh Chapbook Prize winner Katie Farris and BPJ editor Kirun Kapur hanging out with the spirit of Emily Dickinson and celebrating Katie's glorious book in Amherst, MA. Grab a copy of A Net to Catch My Body in its Weaving. These are poems you don't want to miss. Emily says so! https://www.bpj.org/product/a-net-to-catch-my-body-in-its-weaving

Rachel Edelman signing "Dear Memphis" now!!
10/02/2024

Rachel Edelman signing "Dear Memphis" now!!

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