Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
Established in 1981, the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is administered by the University of Pittsburgh Press. Named in honor of Agnes Lynch Starrett, the Press’s first director, the Prize is awarded for a first full-length book of poems. The Prize carries a cash award of $5,000 and publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press
as part of the Pitt Poetry Series.
Read our press release on the finalists and semifinalists for the 2027 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize here.
Winner of the 2026 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
Selected by Terrance Hayes
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One of the most exciting, capacious, and daring debuts I’ve read in years. Migwi Mwangi is a true one—and here to stay.
