Themes

Poems, books, and events with contributions by more than one author.

Poems in conversation with other art forms, such as painting, photography, sculpture, video, and architecture.

Poetry about the environment and natural world, including poems about seasons, animals, and climate change, as well as traditions like pastoral poetry and ecopoetry.

Moving a work from its original language to another language and audience. Translations communicate a variety of meanings from the original work, including sound and connotation.

Poems, essays, and events that engage with works or people in conversation with the poet. This includes poems about family, poems “after” other poets, works that pull lines from other sources, and land acknowledgments.

Poetry that incorporates aspects of performance, such as slam poetry, video poems, and staged works.

Essays and writing prompts related to poetic forms from many historical and contemporary traditions.