The Spring 2026 Issue arrives with an intersection of tradition and transformation. This issue moves beyond the surface-level imagery of the season to explore ‘renewal’ in all its complex forms: the shedding of old skins, the persistence of survival, and the resilience of the human spirit. These poems celebrate a diversity of thought, proving that while the ground may be familiar, what grows from it is always new. 78 pages of inspiring poems for the season. This Issue’s cover art is by Assistant Editor Elya Braden.
Our fine poets for this Issue include:
Lisa Ashley, Laurel Benjamin, Laura Buxbaum, Michael J Carter, Ann Cefola, Whitney Cooper, Genevieve Creedon, Marc Alan Di Martino, Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi, Veronica Fletcher, Laura Foley, Alfred Fournier, S.G. Fowler, Christopher Garland, Melissa Gish, Ewen Glass Therese Gleason, Gloria Heffernan, Lam Ho, Karen Paul Holmes, Jack Mackey, Christopher McCormick, Jennifer Mills Kerr, Susan Kress, Bridget Kriner, Lavinia Kumar, Sydney Lea, Marigold Lord, Christel Maass, Andy Macera, S.B. Merrow. Paula Reed Nancarrow, Lillian Nećakov, Connie Post, Paul Potts, John Pring, Anita S Pulier, John Repp, Sara Quinn Rivara, Mary Kay Rummel, C.C. Russell, Will Sedgwick, Annie Stenzel, Trae Stewart, Alison Stone, Nancy Takacs, Judith Taylor, Veronica Tucker, Pradeep R. Varadwaj, Melody Wilson, Alina Zollfrank
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Our April NPM 2026 poets
| April 1 | Amy Forstadt |
| April 2 | Annette Sisson |
| April 3 | Beth Kanell |
| April 4 | Bonnie Proudfoot |
| April 5 | Charles Stringer |
| April 6 | D. Dina Friedman |
| April 7 | David Colodney |
| April 8 | Deanna Ludwin |
| April 9 | Eileen Pettycrew |
| April 10 | Felice Alexandra |
| April 11 | Grace Massey |
| April 12 | Hallie Fogarty |
| April 13 | Isabel Cristina Legarda |
| April 14 | Jon Yungkans |
| April 15 | Kim Welliver |
| April 16 | Laura Foley |
| April 17 | Laurie Kuntz |
| April 18 | Marissa Glover |
| April 19 | Michelle McMillan-Holifield |
| April 20 | Miriam Sagan |
| April 21 | Roy Mason |
| April 22 | Sarah Banks |
| April 23 | Sean Whalen |
| April 24 | Shutta Crum |
| April 25 | Simona Carini |
| April 26 | Sunny Hemphill |
| April 27 | Susannah Sheffer |
| April 28 | Tricia Knoll |
| April 29 | Valy Steverlynck |
| April 30 | Wally Swist |
Submissions for the Summer 2026 Issue are now open!
