Explore the 30th Poets House Showcase and discover your new favorite poetry book! Featuring the most comprehensive collection of new poetry available to the public, the Showcase is a literary exhibition and reading series dedicated to the art and joy of published poetry all in one room. Collecting every type of poetry from every type of publisher, from hand-threaded zines to books from large commercial houses, this winter’s exhibition includes poetry works from 2024 and 2025, including a wide range of chapbooks, broadsides, translated works, and multilingual volumes.

The opening celebration on December 13th, 2025 includes a reception and readings from four of the many collections featured. Join us in uplifting an array of voices crucial to this moment in poetry publishing.

• Hala Alyan reads from The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems (Ecco, 2024),
• Cynthia Cruz reads from Sweet Repetition (University of Chicago Press, 2025)
• Carl Phillips reads from Scattered Snows, to the North (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024)
• Rowan Ricardo Phillips reads from Silver (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024)

The Showcase will be on view and open to the public during library hours from December 13, 2025 through February 28, 2026. There is no fee to visit the library or view the exhibition.

We are accepting poetry for the Showcase until November 4, 2025. For more information on how to participate, please visit our Showcase page. Contact showcase@poetshouse.org with any questions.

Whether you’re a reader hoping to discover new poetic worlds, a poet looking to place your work, or an educator introducing your students to the art form, we hope you’ll join us.