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Welcome to The Poetry Box

Your Partner in Publishing Poetry

“Poetry is what in a poem makes you laugh, cry, prickle, be silent, makes your toe nails twinkle, makes you want to do this or that or nothing, makes you know that you are not alone in the unknown world, that your bliss and suffering is forever shared and forever all your own.” ―Dylan Thomas

Here at The Poetry Box®, we strongly believe great literature is meant to be accessible and enjoyed by everyone. Poetry is all around us. We invite you to share in the experience, to become an active witness to the beauty, the struggle, the joy, the sorrow and the ordinary brilliance of life. Through these carefully crafted observances we call poems, we as humans are led to the well of compassion and invited to get drunk on its language.

As a boutique publishing company, The Poetry Box® enjoys providing a platform for both established and emerging poets and writers to share their work — their words, their imagination, their artistry — with the world. We understand that in an ever-evolving publishing world, a one-size-fits-all paradigm doesn't work for every writer. Therefore, we offer several options to meet your publishing goals and present your work in the highest aesthetic possible, in a book you will be proud to share.

The Poeming Pigeon Journal

Cooperative Publishing

Select Publishing

We invite all voices, and especially those that have been historically marginalized or under-heard to submit and partner with us.

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Front book cover image of trees dripping with moss over Georgia coastal waters

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At Home with a Dreamlike Earth

At Home with a Dreamlike Earth by Steven Croft explores the natural beauty in his birth-state of Georgia, where his poems bring the reader to the lush coastal landscapes of the Barrier Islands and the nurturing comforts of Southern living. Pre-order thru Nov 15, 2023 For details, reviews, and placing ...
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front book cover of The Squannacook at Dawn

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The Squannacook at Dawn

The Squannacook at Dawn by Richard Jordan is our First Place Winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize for 2023, chosen by contest judge, Andrea Hollander. The poems in The Squannacook at Daw are linked by the speaker’s experiences with water and revolve around fishing, and explore the speaker’s relationship ...
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Inside Out

Inside Out by Kirsten Morgan is our Second Place Winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize for 2023, chosen by editor, Shawn Aveningo Sanders. John Brehm calls it "a powerful work of empathic imagination...searing poems of witness..." These poetic observations derive from years of volunteer work, both at a homeless ...
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Reading Wind

Reading Wind by Carol Barrett —our Third Place Winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize for 2023, chosen by editor, Shawn Aveningo Sanders, is a beautiful tribute to a father, written in a daughter’s favorite language—poetry. These poems celebrate the life of the author’s father—a rural physician, accomplished musician, and ...
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