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Poetry Prizes Erskine J. Poetry Prize (2021, published in 2022) Enter your poems in the 21st annual prize today! All poems submitted for the prize will be considered for publication in Smartish Pace. Therefore, it is possible to have your poems selected for an issue of Smartish Pace even if they do not win the Erskine J. Poetry Prize. Winning poet receives $200. Top three poets and all finalists (usually about 10) are published in Smartish Pace. Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Submit 3 poems and bio along with a $10 entry fee. You may enter more than once (e.g. 6 poems, $20). Post...

Home So what is Smartish Pace? Smartish Pace is an independent non-profit magazine in Baltimore that was founded by Editor Stephen Reichert in 1999. We've published over a dozen Pulitzer Prize winners and many poets for the first time. We've been the most fun at AWP for 20 years and hosted countless readings at over 50 venues and currently host a monthly reading series in Baltimore at Bird in Hand. We also have a new baby website that is a big mess but we're working on it and soon it will be as super as our old grown-up website so don't judge us too harshly right now. Just send us your poe...

Donate As an independent nonprofit magazine, not affiliated with or supported by any institution or grant,  Smartish Pace needs the support of individual readers like you. We use donations to promote contemporary poetry through our website, host free public poetry readings and publish our magazine. None of our staff members receive compensation for their work—we are volunteers. Any donation—large or small—will help. Your contribution may be made by check or money order. If you give $30 or more your name will be listed in an upcoming issue and at our website, and you will receive a ...