Best Contemporary Poetry Newsletters in 2026
NewsletterFIT tracks 3 newsletters that cover Contemporary Poetry as a primary topic, 2 of them with posts in the last 90 days. By publicly shown subscriber count, the largest are The First Person with Michael Judge (9K) and Bob Hicok: Poetry (2K).
Updated Nov 11, 2026 · sorted by publicly shown subscribers · methodology
- 1The First Person with Michael Judge9K subscribers
SubstackWeekly · last post 8 days ago
From recent posts: The First Person with Michael Judge publishes a mix of poetry, literary biography, and long-form interviews. Recent issues feature poems by Christopher Merrill and Czesław Miłosz, a new poetry collection launch from…
Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts
- 2Bob Hicok: Poetry2K subscribers
Substacklast post Jul 12, 2026
From recent posts: Bob Hicok: Poetry publishes contemporary poems paired with visual artworks, using imagery from painting, domestic life, and urban settings to reflect on isolation, intimacy, and language. It is for readers interested in…
Likely audience: poetry readers
- 3
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 33 days ago
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Likely audience: Brand strategists
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