“The twenty-fifth New Criterion Poetry Prize,” by the Editors

“The twenty-fifth New Criterion Poetry Prize,” by the Editors

The Editors are pleased to announce the twenty-fifth New Criterion Poetry Prize for a book-length manuscript of poems that pay close attention to form. Judges: Peter Filkins, Roger Kimball & Adam Kirsch. The winner will receive $3,000 and the winning manuscript will be published in the winter of 2026. Contestants can submit their entries here. An entrance fee of $25 is required for each online entry. Manuscripts are not to exceed sixty pages in …