May 12, 2026

Winners
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static between stations: my lost broadcast (17.5)i watch the slow, exhausted drop of your shoulders, / the way you stare at your hands as if they aren't yours, / as if you're looking at a house you’ve already moved out of.
@the_softest_thing87
21
Just words on a screen.Poetry / Doesn't have to rhyme / It just has to feel
@Lumin_e27
19
Stop-think-doIn 2026, the world has advanced a lot in terms of technology.. / But were we equipped enough to handle this? / Scrolling down the popular apps, I see people exposing their lifestyle to billions of strangers out there..
@sharvish-cheekhoory18
13
If OnlyA stillness lies under the black sky, / Too scared to breathe. / ****** of light escape from the black velvet enveloping my home.
@Songbird092625
11
CONNECTEDSeparated by geography, / connected through technology, / and beating like a single heartbeat
@Blue-Sapphire4
8
Happiness & LonelinessThe water's calm / The sky is clear/ / Nothing enters
@DanielTucker26
7
Second PersonI write poetry / I write it because I'm deep / I write it because I'm sad,
@Numbr1SNSfan33
6
The Small WarsI wake to the ache in my bones, / the muscle spasms in my back, / a quiet coup under my flesh.
@Twc52
6
Yesterday's SourdoughThe toasted sourdough lands hot in my fingers, / lifts itself up with my hands, / taking me up to my senses
@Glintspear21
6
Three Poems and Songs with links (free) in honor of Memorial DayMemorial Day Message / I created three songs in honor of Memorial Day (May 25). Two were created from my previously published poems. The third was created specifically in honor of our fallen heroes for Memorial Day. I hope they may bring some comfort both to all who served or are currently serving in uniform, and to the Gold Star families whose loved ones never came back home, fighting for their families, their comrades in arms, and the country they loved. Heroes all. May God Bless them and their families who share in their sacrifice. / All three songs are accessible free of charge without having to register or provide any information at the links below. The Lyrics are also printed below. Feel free to share the links with anyone you think may enjoy them, and especially for active duty and retired military and their Gold Star Families. The debt we owe them is one we can never fully repay. Never forget them. If able, please also consider donating time or money to organizations that support our fallen and injured heroes and their families.
@VictorDLopez83
5
A Better NightThere she is, half-asleep, hopeless, motionless. / In the quiet room, windows open, blanket gone. / Outside, it’s snowing. She’s shivering, half-naked.
@BelieverMusaWaterson31
5
Is this a love poem?Maybe it's not a poem— / but I am sure of one thing: / it does carry love.
@Shattentraumer3
4
Becoming; new lives in flight, across 20 acres.We decided to move / radically off-grid. / Becoming;
@EtherealWoman49
3
DAD - YOU FORGOT - MECatastrophic / Abandonment / Empty as I became
@Jaybird786
3
The Gentle MileFish Suppers, Ferry Crossings & Summer Smiles / *** / Road trips never needed distance far,
@PaulBaldryPoetry72
2
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