Beloit Poetry Journal

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Beloit Poetry Journal
CategoriesPoetry
FrequencyThree per year
First issueFall 1950;72 years ago (1950)
CountryUnited States
Based in Windham, Maine
LanguageEnglish
Website www.bpj.org
ISSN 0005-8661  (print)
2328-0867  (web)
OCLC 60626506

The Beloit Poetry Journal is an American poetry magazine established in 1950 at Beloit College. [1] [2] It was formerly issued four times a year. [1] Its frequency was switched to three times per year. [3] It is based in Windham, Maine. [3]

Contents

The stated mission of the magazine is "to seek out and share work of fresh and lasting power, poems that speak startling, complicated, necessary truths and that do so in surprising and beautiful ways," and work "that pushes boundaries of content, aesthetic, and form." As a consequence of these policies they are known for sometimes publishing very long poems. [4]  

Included among the poets whose work has been featured in Beloit are Sherman Alexie, Bruce Bond, Charles Bukowski, Maxine Cassin, Eduardo C. Corral, Patricia Goedicke, Albert Goldbarth, Ramon Guthrie, Janice N. Harrington, Lola Haskins, Janet Holmes, Fady Joudah, Douglas Kearney, Galway Kinnell, Maxine Kumin, Mary Leader, Khaled Mattawa, and Sharon Olds. [1] [5] [4] [6]

Awards

Starting in 1993 and continuing up to 2017 the Beloit Poetry Journal annually awarded The Chad Walsh Poetry Prize. [6] [5] Recipients have been:

In 2019 the Beloit Poetry Journal established the Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry which would award a fifteen hundred dollar prize for a single poem. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Beloit Poetry Journal Duotrope, November 14, 2005
  2. Now it can be told: the true history of the Beloit Poetry Journal, By Marion K. Stocking, Beloit College
  3. 1 2 "Beloit Poetry Journal". Poets and Writers. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Literary Magazines: Beloit Poetry Journal. Poets & Writers
  5. 1 2 Ocean Vuong Wins The 2013 Beloit Poetry Journal Chad Walsh Poetry Prize Kundiman, November 14, 2013
  6. 1 2 The Chad Walsh Poetry Prize Beloit Poetry Journal
  7. Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry Beloit Poetry Journal