The International Poetry Forum has hosted readings by over 800 poets and performers in Pittsburgh, PA, and Washington, D.C., since 1966.

IPF alumni represent more than 50 countries and include nine Nobel Prize laureates, 14 Academy Award recipients, 28 U.S. Poets Laureate, 39 National Book Award winners, and 47 Pulitzer Prize winners—as well as a Princess, a Queen, and a Steelers Super Bowl MVP.