The living index of poetry publishing.

The oldest and most famous MFA program in the country; two-year funded residency in Iowa City.

Since 1936

The storied artist residency in Peterborough, NH. No residency fee; travel grants and stipends available.

Since 1907

Fully funded three-year MFA at UT Austin across four genres.

Since 1993

Four-year MFA in Fayetteville with deep poetry and translation tracks — one of the longest apprenticeships available.

Since 1966

Historic artists' community in Saratoga Springs offering funded residencies to writers and artists.

Since 1900

Two-year MFA known for experimental poetics.

Small, fully funded two-year MFA with generous teaching support.

Fully funded residencies for women-identified writers on Whidbey Island, Washington.

Since 1988

Fully funded two-year MFA at the University of Michigan with a post-grad fellowship year.

Residencies at Edna St. Vincent Millay's Steepletop in upstate New York.

Since 1973

New York MFA with a storied poetry faculty and public reading series.

Residencies for women writers in Homer, Alaska, with meals and cottages provided.

Since 2020

Fully funded three-year MFA with a famously selective cohort.

Residencies on a 20,000-acre working ranch in Wyoming; deep quiet, full support.

Since 1981

Three-year MFA for poets and fiction writers in the Pioneer Valley.

PhD and MFA programs with a strong poetry tradition in a major city.

Fully funded two-year MFA admitting a small cohort in poetry and fiction.

Month-long residencies in Johnson, Vermont; fellowships available for poets.

Since 1984

Fully funded two-year program with a distinguished poetry faculty.