The Merano Poetry Prize (German: Lyrikpreis Meran) is an international award for poetry written in the German language. It was created in 1993 by Alfred Gruber (1929–1998), a South Tyrolean Catholic priest and writer. The competition happens every two years and is given by the South Tyrolean provincial government in the city of Merano. The main prize, called the 1. Preis, is given as €8,000. Usually, two additional prizes are also awarded: the Alfred Gruber Prize (Alfred-Gruber-Preis), which is €3,500, and the Media Prize of the RAI broadcaster South Tyrol (Medienpreis der RAI Südtirol), which is €2,500.

The Merano Poetry Prize is seen as very important. The Austrian public broadcaster ORF described it as "one of the most important literary competitions in the German-speaking world."