Sixteenth Annual Poetry Contest Winners

Narrative congratulates the winners and finalists.

FIRST PLACE

SADDIQ DZUKOGI
Egress

SECOND PLACE

JULIA KOLCHINSKY
About Suffering and Other Poems

THIRD PLACE

BRIAN TIERNEY
This Close to Dark

FINALISTS

Cristen Aery

Adedayo Agarau

Pam Bernard

Bruce Bond

Brian Gyamfi

Haley Laningham

Olga Mexina

Miguel Martin Perez

Bélizaire, Sponsored Content, and Daisies

Craig Van Rooyen

Sandy Solomon

And Don’t Miss:

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