The 2026 Ekphrastic Poetry Prize—$3,500 Awarded

As summer reaches full swing, we invite you to use those scenic views by participating in our upcoming Ekphrastic Poetry Prize! Ekphrastic poems offer a writer's unique perspective and perception of a specific work of art, breathing new life into it. We're excited to welcome Divya Victor as our judge, so please join us in contemplating established images like "Café Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol's "Untitled from Flowers," and Frida Kahlo portraits, or your favorite film, the sculptures in your local park, or even reinventing your own images! Whether you choose to interpret a painting or create your own narrative from a found photograph, we encourage you to send your ekphrastic poems our way!