The Commonwealth Poetry Prize was an annual poetry prize established in 1972, for a first published book of English poetry from a country other than the United Kingdom. It was initially administered jointly by the Commonwealth Institute and the National Book League.
In 1985 the prize received sponsorship from British Airways. ã11,000 prize money was provided for the prize, which was advertised as "the world's most comprehensive award for poetry".
Poems by 35 winners of the prize, each introduced with a brief biographical note, were collected in a 1987 anthology, Under another Sky.
The prize was discontinued in 1987, and a Commonwealth Writers Prize established in its place.