Seventeenth Annual Poetry Contest Winners

Narrative congratulates the winners and finalists.

FIRST PLACE

FRANKE VARCA
The Trees Their Axes

SECOND PLACE

DION O’REILLY
Oh for Fuck’s Sake

THIRD PLACE

MATTHEW GELLMAN
Weddings of One

FINALISTS

Katie Condon

This Wednesday

Maria Giesbrecht

White Birds

Yong-Yu Huang

Sweeter

Cate Lycurgus

Illicit

Johanna Magin

My Son

Luisa Muradyan

My Daughter’s Daughter Is Sad

Kyle Okeke

Gate of Opening

Ananya Shah

A Posteriori

Chelsea Woodard

What My Father Taught Me about the Snow

And Don’t Miss:

The Fall Story Contest, with $5,000 in prizes.
Entry Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025.