Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize 2026 — ONLY POEMS ($1,000 + 10 × $250; Love, Faith & Sex)
ONLY POEMS
Annual poetry prize of the online magazine ONLY POEMS, open between Leonard Cohen's birth and death anniversaries.
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$1,000 for the winning poem and $250 for each of 10 finalists. Winner, finalists and honorable mentions are announced and published in February 2027. Each entry includes a three-month ONLY POEMS membership. Final decisions by editor-in-chief Karan Kapoor after reading by 35+ readers.
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Open to anyone writing in English, anywhere in the world, with special encouragement to poets outside North America. Up to 3 pages of previously unpublished poetry (self-published pieces on blogs or social media are welcome) dealing in some way with the intersections of love, faith and sex. Anonymous document; bio in the cover-letter field.
Dates & details
- Programme dates
- Winners published in February 2027
- Results
- By the end of January 2027
- Costs to the artist
- Entry fee only; submission online