April 15, 2026

Winners

Poetic YouIf a poet is under 18, is he a minor poet? / If a poet is in the army, is she a major poet? / If a poet is unmusical, is he an unsung poet?

@lawrence-hall10

#1

32

For ClaireIt's been 364 days since we collapsed, a popsicle stick tower in science class shaken by a breath I never saw coming. / I should be over you and me. / I'm not.

@Pink_Ink_Amber26

#2

30

AcupunctureMusical hands of yours, / precise and delicate; / Place another needle

#3

29

A Woman In My YardThere’s a woman in my yard, / settled like she belongs there, / refusing to leave.

#3

29

Other poems

Inner ChildWithin each of us / Resides wide, eyed adventure / Waiting to break free

@cj-sutherland8

26

hello poetry, here i am again, hear me againsomeone asked me, / “when do you get to write?” / look

@mcdonald-tsiie14

21

Sleep Well...We meet each night within our shared dreams, / where love unfolds and your presence gleams. / A place where time and distance fall away,

@ParadoxicalPenguin19

21

DecemberI found my life in the midst of December / Wrapped in the white winter robes / and the scarlet ribbon that tangles

21

He Was Not Ceasar, Nor I--her. / (sonnet #gofigure) / The Ides of March seemed far less that detail

16

The day you took your life.The day before you take your life / no one will know / Because you got good at hiding how you feel

14

I WonderI wonder what you think / When you say those things. / The things you say

12

Finding What Was LostThere’s a kind of disorientation / I remember too well, / not seeing a stranger in the mirror,

11

DEPRESSIONDoing / Everything / People

@PoisonousPoet10

10

What is in it? - What is the Box?I put it up high, deep and away / Packaged perfectly, safe and sound. / Maybe I muse, for when I am old and grey

@AshleyBCampriani38

10

universal peaceWorld needs peace, / As much as it needs / The earth to complete

7

Blight of SuffrageI am not a beautiful flower / however there are still roots / seeded on a perilous path

@Snaring-Snowshoes28

6

Poets, assemble! (project idea)Hello, poets of Hello Poetry. / During this last messy time, / full of bugs —no sparkling & yes censorship :( —,

@Shattentraumer25

5

DragI put on my heels, tights and dress / after my makeup is done / my eyebrows drawn on

4

there's a hole that needs buryingI should leave here / but there's a hole needs burying / - a mountain of memories

4

Black vs ColourShe wore all / **Black** / But her heart bled

@unrequited-love4

3

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