I Had a Dream About You
June 29, 2023
Selected by Nobel Prize laureate and competition judge Louise Glück as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, Richard Siken’s Crush is a powerful collection of poems driven… READ MORE
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5 Landmark Titles from the Yale Series of Younger Poets
April 20, 2023
The Yale Series of Younger Poets champions the most promising new American poets. Awarded since 1919, the Yale Younger Poets prize is the longest-running poetry prize in the United States…. READ MORE
Poetry Month 2023: Mass for Shut-Ins
April 6, 2023
Mass for Shut-Ins is the 117th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets, in which Mary-Alice Daniel confronts tricontinental culture shock and her curious placement within many worlds. During… READ MORE
Poetry to Nurture Your Soul
May 21, 2020
Roses are red, violets are blue, here is some poetry to help get you through. A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present,… READ MORE
“Lily of the Valley” by Fady Joudah
January 2, 2015
Fady Joudah, Palestinian-American, physician, celebrated poet and translator of poetry, and winner of the 2007 Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition for his collection Earth in the Attic, discusses the… READ MORE
Q&A with Eryn Green, the 2013 Winner of Yale Series of Younger Poets
April 26, 2014
Happy National Poetry Month! Check out the new site, Youngerpoets.org! Yale University Press had the pleasure of interviewing Eryn Green, whose collection, Eruv, won the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition in 2013;… READ MORE
Q&A with Will Schutt, the 2012 Winner of Yale Series of Younger Poets
April 21, 2014
Happy National Poetry Month! Check out the new site, Youngerpoets.org! Yale University Press had the pleasure of interviewing Will Schutt, whose collection, Westerly, won the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition in… READ MORE
Carl Phillips Chooses Ansel Elkins as 2014 Yale Series of Younger Poets Winner
March 5, 2014
Yale University Press is pleased to announce a winner in the 2014 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition. The judge, prize-winning and critically acclaimed poet Carl Phillips, has chosen Ansel… READ MORE
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