Prairie Poetry offers bi-monthly images and poetry from and of the North American plains
— poems to feed the vast open places of the soul.

The poetry here has been selected from submissions received from all over the world, from authors whose work reflects the spirit of the flat land, the Great Plains that cover the center of North America.

This poetry is yours to enjoy and share, provided you acknowledge the author and efforts of Prairie Poetry.

There is a wealth of poetry at this site written by Americans, Canadians and people from all over the world. Be sure to bookmark this page and return again!

Prairie Poetry premiered with the May 1996 edition. New poetry appears monthly except in August.

Click on the links to read different editions of Prairie Poetry:

Current Issue:
September 2008

Back Issues:
2008
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Peer Awards: Poems of the year honored by authors we published.

Author Index: A linked index of all of the works that we published.

Biographies: Brief details about every author.

Bookstore: A prairie-focused selection.

Submissions: Guidelines for submitting your work.

Honors and Reviews: We appreciate being honored by others.

Links: In case you can't find what you're after here.

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Prairie Poetry is pleased to recommend
For Glory (women's detective fiction)

Lost Authors: If your name is on this list, we'd like to hear from you!