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Fellowship Overview

The Undocupoets Fellowship annually grants three $500 fellowships, with no strings attached, to poets who are currently or who were formerly undocumented in the United States.

In partnership with the Fine Arts Work Center, each Undocupoets Fellowship includes a fully funded opportunity to attend the Summer Workshop Program in Provincetown, MA.

Applications are now open

Deadline: February 15th, 2026, at 11:59 pm EDT

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Undocupoets Fellows

Anonymous

The third recipient of the 2024-2025 Undocupoets Fellowship has chosen to remain anonymous

In the interest of protecting the identity and status of our second 2020 Undocupoets Fellow, we will not announce their name. This is a statement they have written in lieu of a biography: "As a poet of African descent, I understand what it means to belong to two places at once. But I also understand what it means to be deserted by one as a result of the distance created by involuntary migration and displaced by one because of draconian laws. My sense of identity flows through my verse: through it I am coping, overcoming, surviving, and reaching joy. More than anything, poetry is an act of service for self-actualization and freedom."

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Our Mission

Undocupoets promotes the work of poets who are currently or formerly undocumented in the United States and raises consciousness about the structural barriers we face in the literary community. We believe in supporting all poets, regardless of immigration status.

Support

Undocupoets is hosted by Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and has been supported by grant from the Amazon Literary Partnership (ALP) and Academy of American Poets Poetry Fund, the Literary Arts Emergency Fund, and through private donations. To donate, please follow the link to contact our fiscal sponsor Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture and indicate your contribution for Undocupoets.

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