The Poetry Project is thrilled to share that out of nearly 600 submissions, judge Laura Henriksen has selected Robert Frost as the winner of the 2025 Lisa Brannan Prize. Robert Frost’s writing communicates a life on the furthermost edge of American society—and shows that it’s a lot closer than one might think. A debut collection, Robert Frost, edited by Stacy Skolnik, will be released in 2026 by Book Works. Regarding Robert's work, Laura had the following to share: "Every time I read these poems I love them more. They give me that dizzy lurch feeling that happens when I sit on a stalled train and see another train moves past, when movement and stillness collapse in my stomach. Their form propulsive and arresting, their emotion deep and righteous, their energy atomic. I’m so glad I got to read them, glad you get to read them, and I can’t wait for Robert Frost’s book. All love and praise to mosquitoes with broken noses, pharmacists who’ll sell syringes without prescriptions, and poets who testify to place, people, and experience in gentleness and rage." In addition to selecting Robert as this year's winner, Laura identified the following poets as finalists for this year's prize: Samira Abed, Isaiah Back-Gaal, Yuma Carpenter-New, Nica Horvitz, and Ayling Zulema Dominguez. Thank you to everyone who submitted to the prize this year. Look out for Robert's work in an upcoming issue of the Poetry Project Newsletter! (fb)

The Poetry Project is pleased to share our Summer 2025 Learning programming! This summer's workshops will be facilitated by Drew Zeiba, Latif Askia Ba, Andrea Abi-Karam, and Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts. Throughout these workshops, participants will write through and with art; consider why we write poetry in times of war and despotism; break open the ekphrastic mode; and consider ways of being and moving that require being unseen. We offer a limited number of scholarships for our Learning programming. To be considered for a scholarship, please apply by July 1. poetryproject.org/learning Have a great summer <3 The Poetry Project (fb)