The Poetry Foundation’s spring 2026 season goes all in on poetry’s capacity for love in its many forms as a compass for connection, healing, and transformation in a state of emergency.

Poetry programming for young readers, caregivers, and librarians led by 2025-2026 Young People’s Poet Laureate, Carole Boston Weatherford 

The fall 2025 season “Facing Life“ invites us to gather through poetry to face ourselves more honestly, while also facing the world and refusing to look away.

Free Poetry Education Opportunity for K-12 Teachers and Community College Instructors

National Arts Education Program and Poetry Recitation Competition for High School Students