The Coda Poet Prize Fall 2026

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THE CODA POET PRIZE fall 2026

Laureate

Tom Crump

There Is Only One More Blade At The End Of This Knife

Tom Crump is a multidisciplinary artist and graphic designer based in Leicester in the UK. His work spans written word and visual art, and focusses on the human form, nature and the interplay between the two.

Shortlist

In addition to being recognized as shortlisted works, these poems will be collected in CODA, the inaugural annual poetry volume of The Fifth Corner, to be published in January 2027. Alongside the winning poem, the shortlisted works will form a permanent record of the first year of the Coda Poet Prize.

We are pleased to recognize the following shortlisted poets.