Yeats Poetry Prize
The WB Yeats Society of NY is pleased to offer this annual competition in honor of our namesake, and to recognize the valuable contributions poets and poetry make to human consciousness and enlightenment. Yeats said poetry should be “the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds,” “the criticism of life,” and “the revelation of the soul of the poet.” The prize is open to anyone from anywhere in the world, regardless of age. First prize is $1,000; second prize is $500. There are honorable mentions, as well. Winners are recognized at a public event in New York City in April, which is National Poetry Month in the U.S. One or more poems on any topic up to 60 lines are eligible. Submissions and payment must be made between September 1st and February 1st at https://yeats.submittable.com/login. We also welcome mail-in entries
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2026 YEATS POETRY PRIZE JUDGE
Joseph Legaspi
Our 2026 Judge is Joseph O. Legaspi, Fulbright scholar; two-time NYSCA/New York Foundation for the Arts poetry fellow; and winner of a Global Filipino Literary Award. He is the author of Threshold (CavanKerry Press, 2017); Imago (CavanKerry Press, 2007); and the chapbooks Postcards (Ghost Bird Press, 2019); Aviary, Bestiary (Organic Weapon Arts, 2014); and Subways (Thrush Press, 2013). Visit Wikipedia and www.poets.org (Academy of American Poets) for more information