Poet of the Year

To nominate a poet for Poet of the Year, submit a brief letter of recommendation alabamapoets@gmail.com by December 31, 2025, outlining the poet's contributions to ASPS, the poetry community, and/or literary arts. Please keep in mind that this award is for service to the poetry community, not for the quality of their writing or publication record, and the nominee must have been a member in good standing in 2025. (For membership verification questions,
email alabamapoets@gmail.com.)

In addition, no one shall be selected more than once in any ten-year period. Thus, the following poets are ineligible: Dargan Ware (2024), Roger Carlisle (2023), Alina Stefanescu (2022), Jennifer Horne (2021), Steven Gillis (2020), Jessica Temple (2019), Jeanette Willert (2018), Rita Aiken Moritz (2017), Jodi Adamson (2016), P.T. Paul (2015).