October 2026 packs a lot into thirty-one days for poets — first-book prizes, single-poem contests, translation awards, and a few big travel opportunities all close this month. Below is a curated roundup of poetry contests October 2026 and related calls we verified on official contest or publisher pages. Always double-check guidelines (fees, eligibility, and formatting) before … [Read more...] about Poetry Submission Deadlines October 2026
Far From Love The Heavenly Father, By: Emily Dickinson
Far from love the Heavenly FatherLeads the chosen child;Oftener through realm of briarThan the meadow mild, Oftener by the claw of dragonThan the hand of friend,Guides the little one predestinedTo the native land. … [Read more...] about Far From Love The Heavenly Father, By: Emily Dickinson
Faith Is A Fine Invention, By: Emily Dickinson
Faith is a fine inventionFor gentlemen who see;But microscopes are prudentIn an emergency! … [Read more...] about Faith Is A Fine Invention, By: Emily Dickinson
Experiment To Me, By: Emily Dickinson
Experiment to meIs every one I meet.If it contain a kernel?The figure of a nut Presents upon a tree,Equally plausibly;But meat within is requisite,To squirrels and to me. … [Read more...] about Experiment To Me, By: Emily Dickinson
Experience., By: Emily Dickinson
I stepped from plank to plankSo slow and cautiously;The stars about my head I felt,About my feet the sea. I knew not but the nextWould be my final inch, --This gave me that precarious gaitSome call experience. … [Read more...] about Experience., By: Emily Dickinson
Exclusion., By: Emily Dickinson
The soul selects her own society,Then shuts the door;On her divine majorityObtrude no more. Unmoved, she notes the chariot's pausingAt her low gate;Unmoved, an emperor is kneelingUpon her mat. I've known her from an ample nationChoose one;Then close the valves of her attentionLike stone. … [Read more...] about Exclusion., By: Emily Dickinson