By Literary Hub | Created at 2026-09-16 14:32:56 | Updated at 2026-09-16 16:26:07
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Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Poetry. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 285 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Poetry are Rob Arnold, Aracelis Girmay (Chair), Jon Pineda, Roger Reeves, and Rosanna Warren.
The finalists in all categories will be announced on Tuesday, October 6, and the winners revealed at the 77th National Book Awards Ceremony on November 18.
In the meantime, here’s the 2026 Poetry longlist:
Victoria Chang, Tree of Knowledge
Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan Publishers
Carolina Ebeid, Hide
Graywolf Press
Brenda Hillman, Still House in the Desert: An eco-contemplation
Wesleyan University Press
Richie Hofmann, The Bronze Arms
Knopf / Penguin Random House
Fady Joudah, Exhibit G: Poems, Essays, and Photographs of Gaza
Milkweed Editions
Layli Long Soldier, We
Graywolf Press
Jonah Mixon-Webster, Promise/Threat
Knopf / Penguin Random House
Jake Rose, JOAN
University of Chicago Press
Jake Skeets, Horses
Milkweed Editions
Susan Stewart, Bramble
University of Chicago Press
