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09/09/2026

We sat down with Sam Yaziji, Poetry International’s Print Production Editor, to hear more about his work with the poems in translation in our print issues.

Each print issue of Poetry International features the original language side by side with the translation. This allows us to better highlight poetry from around the world while honoring the unique art of translation.

We look forward to sharing more behind-the-scenes looks at what our editors are up to at PI. Stay tuned!

Submissions for the 2026 C.P. Cavafy Prize are now open! Each year, the Cavafy Prize is awarded for a single poem. The w...
09/02/2026

Submissions for the 2026 C.P. Cavafy Prize are now open! Each year, the Cavafy Prize is awarded for a single poem.

The winner will receive $1,000 and publication in the next issue of Poetry International.

More details:
• Submit up to 3 poems for consideration.
• $15 reading fee
• Previously unpublished work only please, simultaneous submissions okay!
• Poems translated from other languages are eligible only if you wrote both the original poem and the translation.

🔗🖱Click the link in our bio or type poetryinternational.submittable.com into your browser.

Please read the full guidelines on submittable before submitting.

08/30/2026

“Swallows,” read by Roger Craik, co-winner of the 2025 Cavafy prize.

“Swallows” and other poems by Craik will be published in the upcoming Issue 30 of Poetry International.

Roger Craik is English by birth, educated at British universities, and lives in Ashtabula, Ohio. His poems have been published in England, Australia and America, in translation in Bulgaria, Romania, and Belarus. He has written four full-length books of poetry, of which the most recent is In Other Days (2021). In 2024 he won second prize in the Pablo Neruda International Poetry Competition, and won the Letter Review Prize. He is an American citizen and enjoys watching the birds throughout the seasons.

Have a chapbook that's ready to share? Submissions to our 2026 Summer Tiny Chapbook Competition close next week on Septe...
08/25/2026

Have a chapbook that's ready to share? Submissions to our 2026 Summer Tiny Chapbook Competition close next week on September 1. We hope you'll submit!

Details:
🖋 8/16 page poetry manuscripts
🖋 Previous unpublished as a whole (individual poem publication OK)
🖋 Collaboration & works in translation welcome
🖋 $20 reading fee

🔗 visit the link in our bio to submit
OR go to poetryinternational.submittable.com

Submissions for our 2026 Summer Tiny Chapbook competition are now open! Send us your manuscript and send this to friends...
06/14/2026

Submissions for our 2026 Summer Tiny Chapbook competition are now open! Send us your manuscript and send this to friends who should too!

Details:
📚8-16 page chapbooks
📚 Any genre
📚 Previously unpublished as a whole (individual poem publication is OK)
📚 Collaborations and translations welcome
📚 $20 reading fee

Ready to submit?
🔗 Visit the link in bio or type poetryinternational.submittable.com into your web browser.
Please read the full list of guidelines before submitting.

Announcing the winners of our 2024-2025 competitions. These amazing poems and chapbooks will be featured in our forthcom...
06/11/2026

Announcing the winners of our 2024-2025 competitions.

These amazing poems and chapbooks will be featured in our forthcoming print issue, Poetry International 30.

"Today," by Shuntarō Tanikawa, translated by Martin Rock.Visit PI Online to read more poems by Tanikawa, along with Rock...
05/16/2026

"Today," by Shuntarō Tanikawa, translated by Martin Rock.

Visit PI Online to read more poems by Tanikawa, along with Rock's accompanying insights on the experience of reading and translating his work.

Rock writes: "Shuntarō Tanikawa died in 2024 after a remarkable life as a poet. Not only does he deserve greater readership among American poets and readers of poetry, but his work, in its simplicity and its attention to the ephemerality of the natural world, might also help us identify what is missing in American life."

05/13/2026

A sneak peak at ’s moving reading of his poem “Boys Who Never Die,” published in the latest installment of PI Online.

🔗 You can experience the full poem at the link in our bio or by visiting poetryinternational.com

05/07/2026

We’re excited to introduce a new mini-series with the editors of Poetry International. We wanted to share why our editors love what they do, and what they think makes PI unique.

Our first interview features Editor-In-Chief of PI Online, Blas Falconer, who shares a behind-the-scenes look into the curation process of our online installments.

Our last installment came out last week, which highlights an inspiring array of original and translated poems, dispatches, interviews, book reviews, and more. Visit the link in our bio to explore it for yourself!

The Spring Installment of PI Online is out now!Visit our website for a delightful spread of new poetry, work in translat...
05/05/2026

The Spring Installment of PI Online is out now!

Visit our website for a delightful spread of new poetry, work in translation, interviews, book reviews, and more.

https://poetryinternationalonline.com/

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