The Forward Prizes for Poetry are prestigious British awards, founded in 1992 by William Sieghart, to celebrate poetic excellence and expand its audience. Presented annually at a public ceremony in London, they recognize outstanding poetry collections and single poems published in the UK and Ireland.

The awards consist of three main categories: the Forward Prize for Best Collection (£10,000), the Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection (£5,000), and the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem in memory of Michael Donaghy (£1,000). Notably, a new category for outstanding performance of a poem was added for the 2023 prizes, following the awards' 30th anniversary celebration in 2021. Run by the Forward Arts Foundation, which also organizes National Poetry Day, the prizes ensure that shortlisted and highly commended works are annually collected in the Forward Book of Poetry.