The Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize, in honor of Samuel French Morse, is a literary award given to an American author's first or second book of poetry.
The annual prize was established in 1983 and sponsored by Northeastern University.
Once selected by a recognized poet, the awarded poet received $1000, and the work received publication by Northeastern University Press, and distribution through the University Press of New England.
Prize-winning books were published with a striped cover design, characteristic of the Morse Poetry Prize.
[1] The award was suspended in 2009, due to difficulties with financial sustainability.