Catholic Poetry News & Resources

Below you’ll find Catholic poetry news as well as some of our favorite Catholic poetry resources, including books, journals and magazines, organizations, poetry classes and education, and articles and podcast episodes by the Catholic Poetry Room editors.

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News

Thomas Merton, A Mystic Catholic Poet and Writer – The Library of Congress (.gov)
April 15, 2026
Teen barred from reciting Kingston poet's work on unwanted sexual advances – CBC
March 1, 2026
Immerse yourself in a renaissance of artistic Catholic creativity – The Catholic Herald
February 11, 2026
An Old Poet’s Advice to the Pope – National Catholic Register
January 8, 2026
Poet-academic Airea 'Dee' Matthews named provost of Bryn Mawr College – Black Catholic Messenger
December 7, 2025
Patti Smith: An unlikely religious poet – U.S. Catholic
November 21, 2025
Dana Gioia, a sacramental poet – omnesmag.com
October 27, 2025
Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney’s Poetry Formed by Sacraments and the Soil of Ireland – National Catholic Register
October 13, 2025

Books

100 Great Catholic Poems (2023)

Contemporary Catholic Poetry: An Anthology (2024)

Poems Every Catholic Should Know (2023)

Journals & Magazines

Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry

Organizations

Catholic Poetry Society

St. Gregory’s Hall

Catholic Artist Society

Catholic Artist Connection

The Angelico Project

Institute of Catholic Culture

Poetry Classes & Education

Catholic Literary Arts (online)

Sally Read’s Poetry School (online)

The Glen Workshop

Kolbe Academy (homeschooling)

The Living Fire: Contemporary Catholic Writers for the Classroom: Sarah Cortez (book)

The Living Fire: Contemporary Catholic Writers for the Classroom: Dana Gioia (book)

Art and Poetry for Young Catholics (book)

The Philosophy of Art and Beauty (not specifically poetry)

Articles and podcast episodes by the editors

Catholic Poetry Room Expands wih New Stand-Alone Website (2025)

Litany of Flights, a conversation with poet Laura Reece Hogan, with Tim Bete, OCDS (2021)

Therese Poems by Sarah Law, with Tim Bete, OCDS (2020)

Five ways poetry can increase your faith (2019)

Should Catholics Care About Poetry? (2019)

The link between contemplative prayer and poetry (2019)

The Catholic Writer Today: A Continued Conversation (2019)

How should we approach the poetry of St. John of the Cross? (2019)

Catholic Poetry as a Spiritual Exercise with host Frances Harry, OCDS and Guest, Tim Bete, OCDS (2019)

Watch Catholic poetry videos.

Since 2019, the Catholic Poetry Room (www.CatholicPoetry.org) has shared a new poem with readers each week. Poems range in style from formal to free verse to ekphrastics, with an honest expression of each author’s spiritual journey. Many Catholic Poetry Room adult readers are new to poetry and find the poems both accessible and enjoyable. The Catholic Poetry Room is also used by Catholic School teachers, who find the poems an excellent way to begin the day with their students, to pray, or use Catholic Poetry Room verse in their academic classes.