Poetry July/August 2026 Volume 228 Number 4

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Poetry magazine’s July/August 2026 issue (Volume 228, Number 4) presents a curated collection of poems by a wide range of contributors, supported by translation-focused pieces and sections such as “Broken Lines: A Gathering of Exiled Poets.” The contents list includes individual poem titles, editor’s materials, and literary features tied to Minneapolis and translation, alongside notes, prompts, and acknowledgments. The issue also provides full contributor, editorial staff, and organizational credits, plus publication and subscription information.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages114

Reading Time2 h 56 min

Poems

Editorial Note and Features

“Broken Lines: A Gathering of Exiled Poets”

Writing Prompt and Selections

Contributors and Editorial Credits

POETRY JULY/AUGUST 2026 $6 .95 USA $9 .95 CAN £ 7.95 UK POETRY JULY/AUGUST 2026 Founded in Chicago in 1912 Volume 228, Number 4 CONTENTS POEMS ADRIAN MATE JKATARIK DOBBS DANIEL DURAND TR. BY JORDAN LANDS MAN JORDAN LANDSMAN ELENA CROITORU-REED IYANUOLUWA ADENLE QUINN FRANZEN JEFFREY YANG ETHAN CHUA DORSEY CRAFT PATRICIA LOCKWOOD JASON ADAM SHEETS J. P. GRASS ER JACKIE SABBAGH JAY GAO MATTHEW ZAPRUDER DAVID KIRBY NATALIE LOUISE TOM BASCO JULIAN T. BROLASKI FRED D’AGUIAR 267 Editor’s Note 268 In Minneapolis 270 Aterdecer de enero January Afternoon Caminando en el viento de Boedo Walking in the Winds of Boedo 274 On Translating Daniel Durand 275 Beast Visit to St Mary’s Hospital, 1986 278 What my mornings look like off meds 279 Marriage: MasonJar 280 Tern for Tarn 282 To the stranger who stole my bike 283 The Summer After You Die, I Steal a Magnolia 284 Bicycle Built for Two Polish Flint 288 A Thing Too Much of Not 289 Dialectic 29 0 Gay Sestina 292 Bark, Archive, Splinter Bark, Archive, Splinter Bark, Archive, Splinter 289 My Inescapable Fate 299 Not the Almost-Right Word The Man Who Discovered Uranus 302 Fine-Tuned Fetus Brain 30 4 local wood blue lotus 307 From “L.A. Warming” BROKEN LINES: A GATHERING OF EXILED POETS LAURA KRAFTOWITZ & EDWARD SALEM AAIÚN NIN NADA AL KHAWWAM TR. BY OTBA JAKOB TAR EQ HAJJAJ TR. BY NAJLAA ELTOM & EDWARD SALEM IRAKLI KAKABADZE TR. BY MARY CHILDS RAAFAT HEK MAT TR. BY ZYAD ALTAGHLBI HUSSEIN AL-DAHIR TR. BY DAL AL ISAAC ASHRAF FAYADH TR. BY JONATHAN WRIGHT KERIM A TARI MAN TR. BY AMANDA SOCORRO L . ECHANIS MARYAM ALA AMJADI SARAH MKHONZA 313 315 320 322 328 332 336 342 346 350 351 Fellowship in Exile I Offered My Hand In the Camp McDonald’s Money ϰϔϨϤϟ΍ ΏΎθϋ΃ ϕϮϓ On the Grass of Exile Δή Ο Sl˶ant Heaven ˮϞϤόΗ ΍ΫΎϣ What Do You do?ζ˵ ϴόΗ Abide ʹʨʱʻʯʨʸʰ ʯʨʭʰʹ ʫʬʱʵʲʵʴʰʮʨ˂ʰʨ Decolonizing the Self Ύ˷ϤΤϟ΍ ϓϡ ϲ In the Bathroom ΏήΤϟ΍ ϲϓ In Wartime ΡΎΒλ Ϟ˷ ϛ ϲϬΟϭ ϊτϗ ϊϴϤΠΗ Ϊϴϋ΃ Each Morning I Reassemble My Face ήπΧ΃ Ϧϔόϛ ΎϧέϭΪλ ϰϠϋ ϮϤϨΗ ΑήϏ Exile ˳Grows on Our Chest like Green Mold ϰϔϨϤϟ΍ ϲϓ Ε΍ϮϨγ βϤΧ Five Years Have Passed in Exile ˲ϦϴΠϋ Ϧϣ ϥΰΣ A Sadness Made of Dough Hunyo 12, Sa Kulungan June 12, in Prison A Timeline of Exile Tombstones Are Greedy NOT TOO HARD TO MASTER JOS CHARLES 355 that which joins and that which divides: on re-spelling Writing Prompt From “feeld” From “from my window” CONTRIBUTORS 364 EDITORIAL ADRIAN MATE JKA LINDSAY GAR BUTT HOLLY AMOS WHITNEY HALLBERG JEREMY LYBARGER IVÁN PÉ REZ ANGELICA FLORES Editor-in-Chief Deputy Editor Managing Editor Business and Circulation Manager Senior Editor Assistant Editor Editorial and Programs Assistant READERS BHION ACHI MBA DIEGO BÁEZ CM BURROUGHS LAURA DA’ DAVID WOO COMMUNICATIONS MEREDITH RIE MERSMA Communications Manager LIZ O’CONNELL-THOMPSON Media Manager CREATIVE FRED SASAKI Creative Director and Exhibitions Co-curator INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY KERI CASCIO ERIN WATSON JANET CHEUNG MEG FOR AJTER ERIC JOHNSON Vice President of Information Technology Product Manager Web Producer Permissions Coordinator Taxonomy Coordinator FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION JENNY CASTE LLER YOLANDA DAVIS TOM ETHERINGTON NEVERTHA BROOKS ORLANDO ABARCA Chief Operating Oﬃcer Human Resources Director Accounting Manager Staﬀ Accountant Facilities Assistant GRANTS AND AWARDS CHRIS GUZAITIS REBEC A JURADO Director of Grants andAwards Grants and Awards Associate PROGRAMS AND ENGAGEMENT YDALMI NORIEGA KATHERINE LITWINITZEL BLANC AS NOA FIELDS JUSTINE HAKA EVALENA LAKIN SEND RA U EB ELE MICHAEL KEATING NAT MARTINEZ-WHITE Vice President of Programs and Engagement Library Director and Exhibitions Co-curator Community Programs Manager Public Programs Manager Education Programs Manager Library Assistant Cataloging Intern Guest Expe

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What is included in this issue’s main content?

The issue primarily presents poems by listed contributors, including translated works and special sections such as “Broken Lines: A Gathering of Exiled Poets.” It also includes editor’s materials and other features listed in the table of contents.

Are there translated poems in the issue?

Yes. The contents include poems explicitly marked with “TR. BY” followed by translators, indicating translated selections throughout the issue.

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The back-of-issue information includes subscription rates, mailing addresses, publication frequency, and copyright details issued by the Poetry Foundation.

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