April 27th, 2026
Wayward Creatures by heidi andrea restrepo rhodes has been named a finalist for The Poetry Society of America's William Carlos Williams Award!
Congratulations to heidi andrea restrepo rhodes—we are so honored to champion this collection and it is such a tremendous privilege to work with and learn from them.
The 2026 Winner of The William Carlos Williams Award is Diana Arterian, Agrippina the Younger (Northwestern University Press).
"An initial reading of Diana Arterian’s powerful Agrippina the Younger might understand it as a research-driven resuscitation of a Roman noblewoman’s life. But circulating beneath this like the blood so frequently shed in the book’s poems is a dark and at times unflinching depiction of the violence flowing through almost any political system, one that also doesn’t spare its overlords and overladies, however much more pervasively directed at its plebs."
In addition to Wayward Creatures, this year's finalists list also includes:
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- Sophia Dahlin, Glove Money (Nightboat Books)
- Keith S. Wilson, Games for Children (Milkweed Editions)
- Sophia Dahlin, Glove Money (Nightboat Books)
Learn more and view the full list of finalists on the Poetry Society of America website.