May 10, 2026

Winners

I am Localhost 127.0.0.1I write memorials no one reads, / like flowers placed on empty streets. / A quiet name, a quiet pain,

#1

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PRAYINGDear Father / I’m alone in a very scary place / And I’m not certain how I got here.

@LoriJonesMcCaffery15

#2

29

Red InkBlack and blue marks / On my arm— / Ink, of course. What else?

#3

28

Other poems

Out of Futility, UtilityDon’t try to write with a dull pencil. / Do some constructive destruction / (thoughtful, deliberate waste).

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naming patternsConsolation prizes are always small and devastatingly adequate. / We've all taken tests - if you haven't - I want your secret. / We (my study group) spent two weeks at my place (6th Ave).

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When We Made Our GodYou, who created me, / came with me; / but when we made our God

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Lily One April Morning 1972.She peels the orange / with slow determination. / She puts the orange peel

@TerryCollett32

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Fountain of DroughtLending that look / to the other, / mouth full of gold

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Inflation"Inflation, hey Jane" / Yeah, Joe, everything has gone up in cost / Today I was going to purchase some stars, but they've become pricey"

@kim-johanna-baker18

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The Women Who Held Us Without Giving BirthSome women give birth. / Some women give you a place to cry without asking why. / And somewhere between burnt toast, night prayers, and tired hands,

@yorpoeticalgorithm12

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Unafraid of My ShadowsEven after the courtroom of voices, / after the daily verdicts / thrown against my name,

@carlota_06_443

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HP Writers Spotlight: Mateja~ / May 2026 / HP Poet: Mateja

@The-Timetables29

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THE STAR IN THE CAGESuite 1 of 10 in the series of THE FUSION FACTOR / Fusion is often described as humanity’s final energy breakthrough .... the moment we bottle a star and end the age of scarcity. / But this is the surface story, the one told in press releases and conference halls.

@marshal-gebbie47

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un - WRITTENStabilized turbulence / MY Auto pilots / Fully equipped

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