The Poetry Lighthouse Anthology; Volume IV
‘The Poetry Lighthouse: Volume IV’ is a luminous gathering of contemporary voices from around the world, united by a shared devotion to language and imagination. The anthology contains poems, short stories, reflections, and writing prompts. Curated with care by our editorial team, these poems move from nature, landscapes and rivers to family, history, society and reinvention; from meditations on art, love, memory and loss to fierce reckonings with identity, and belonging, these poems explore what it means to inhabit a body, a landscape, a century.
Featuring internationally established and emerging writers - including the winners of the Poetry Lighthouse Prize 2026 (Summer round) - Volume IV celebrates poetry as witness, resistance, solace, and transformation. The following contributors are feautured in the anthology:
Eric Paul Shaffer · Patricia Powers · Daniel Birch · Ellen Gerneaux Woods · Caroline Eliza · J.G. David · Taffeta Chime · Arlo Arctia · Özge Lena · Kit McGuire · Sahana Bar · Nana T. Baffour-Awuah · Alexandra Giacconi · P.J. Lenox · Alan Magee · Barbara A Meier · Fritz Eifrig · Antje Bothin · Leen Raats · Kira Córdova · Arvilla Fee · Robert Dorsett · Kane Crookes · Gordon Gibson · Spencer Keene · Sneha Bhura · Wendy Westlake · Duane Anderson · Don J Taylor · Jake Williams · Darren Lynch · Debarati Saha · Diane Webster · L.J. Henshall · Max Crawford · David Punter · Anderson O’Brien · Maureen O’Leary · Stacie Eirich · Philipp von Bose · Henry Bladon · Bryony Mutton · Jean Akintoye · Kimani Hare · Daniel Naawenkangua Abukuri · Vanessa Napolitano · Robin Kathaas · Steven Taylor · Marie Papier · Ella Middleditch · Megan Cartwright · Ian Radford · George Naranjo · Matthew Ellis · Lucy Kent · Amanda Andrews · Anna Mindel Crawford · Hilda Kalap · Matt Escott · Lucy Sage · Molly Stirlen · Ted Morrissey · Ash Ehmka · Loralee Clark · Sian Maciejowski · Heidi Slettedahl · Kendra Whitfield · Taylor Kovach · John Bain · Carey Taylor · Don J Taylor · Bart Edelman · Jonathan Chibuike Ukah · Katie Johnson · Dean Tsang · Nathaniel Novick · Peter J Donnelly · Haeun (Regina) Kim · Sara Letourneau · Robert S. King · R James Sennett Jr · Melissa A. Chappell · Dee Jeffers · Leen Verheyen · Gary Duehr · Dylan James Harper · Cambria Gifford · Roberto Ontiveros
Alongside poetry, you will find inspirational reflections, poetry tips and writing prompts, making this collection both a literary showcase and an invitation to create.
At once intimate and expansive, ‘The Poetry Lighthouse: Volume IV’ affirms the enduring power of words to illuminate even the most uncertain horizons.
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