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Welcome to The Poetry Box

“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 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 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.

  Collection of Books designed and published by The Poetry Box®  

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 — 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.

Publishing Options

The Poetry Box
Chapbook Prize

Open for Submissions:
Feb 1 - 28, 2019

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The Poeming Pigeon
"The Cosmos Issue"

Open for Submissions:
Apr 15 - May 31, 2019

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"Select" Publishing
Poetry Books

Accepting Manuscripts:
Year-Round

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Cooperative
Publishing Model

Full-Length Books (50+ pages)

Chapbooks (24-48 pages)

Self-Publishing
& Design Services

Reviewing Proposals:
Year-Round

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Coming Soon!

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Taking Pre-Orders for “Small Blue Harbor”

January 30, 2019

Small Blue Harbor by Ahrend Torrey Tentative Release Date: Mar 15, 2019 In Small Blue Harbor, Ahrend Torrey exalts the ordinary, everydayness of … [Read More...] about Taking Pre-Orders for “Small Blue Harbor”

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Taking Pre-Orders for “Surreal Expulsion”

January 30, 2019

Surreal Expulsion by D. R. James Tentative Release Date: Mar 15, 2019 Surreal Expulsion’s title poem responds not only bluntly to the 2018 mass … [Read More] about Taking Pre-Orders for “Surreal Expulsion”

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Taking Pre-Orders for “The Unknowable Mystery of Other People”

January 30, 2019

The Unknowable Mystery of Other People by Sally Zakariya Tentative Release Date: Mar 15, 2019 Take a peek into the mystery of other people as Sally … [Read More] about Taking Pre-Orders for “The Unknowable Mystery of Other People”

Taking Pre-Orders for “The Secret Land”

January 10, 2019

The Secret Land by Patrick Sheils Tentative Release Date: Feb 20, 2019 The Secret Land examines the tension between individual purpose that propels … [Read More...] about Taking Pre-Orders for “The Secret Land”

Contest Open Feb 1 – Feb 28

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The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2019

     Chapbook Contest for 2019 Winners will receive the following: 1st Prize: $300 plus 20 copies of published chapbook and distribution of their winning title to all contest entrants. 2nd Prize: $100 plus 10 copies of their published chapbook. 3rd Prize: $50 plus 5 copies of their published chapbook. (The Poetry Box® may offer publication to a few finalists, dependent upon the quantity/quality of each year's submissions.) Open to writers residing in the United States. Winners from 2018 This Year's Judge We are proud to announce that our judge for this years chapbook contest is the very … [read more] about The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2019

Last Year's Chapbook Prize Winners

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Fireweed by Gudrun Bortman, Front Cover

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