Congratulations to our 2nd Annual Poe-it Like Poe Poetry Contest Winners!!

Thank you to all the poets who entered their work in the adult and youth categories. We received over 100 entries creating the feel and inspiration of Mr. Poe.  The judges had a wonderful time reading every entry with much difficulty in choosing the winners. We want to say a huge thank you to our judges: Thad & Season Ciechanowski, Sara Crocoll Smith, Holly Knightley, Levi Leland, Virginia Poe, A. A. Rubin, Chris Semtner, Trisha Leigh Shufelt, and Dr. Jeff Thompson.

We want to thank everyone who entered our 2nd Annual Poe-It Like Poe Poetry Contest. We want to encourage you to keep writing in the mindset of Edgar Allan Poe. Please watch for next year’s contest, our 3rd Annual Poe-It Like Poe Poetry Contest, that will be posted for entries beginning April 1, 2025 to May 15, 2025. 

Poe-it Like Poe Adult Category

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Poe-it Like Poe Adult Category 〰️

1st Place - “Shaigran’s Cairn”

by Vincent Heselwood

2nd Place - “The Moth”

by Kristina Kelly

3rd Place - “A Midnight Visitation”

by Clint Collins

Honorable Mention - “Ballad of the Bog Woman”

by Cassondra Windwalker

Honorable Mention - “The Forest’s Feral Heart”

by Alyson Faye

Poe-it Like Poe Youth Category

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Poe-it Like Poe Youth Category 〰️

1st Place Youth - “Hand of the Reaper”

by Evan Daly

2nd Place Youth - “The Parrot”

by Hasan Zubair

3rd Place Youth - “The Angels are Near”

by Hani Hayilu

Honorable Mention Youth - “The Fall”

by Isaiah Walker

Honorable Mention Youth - “Everything Succombs”

by Madison Hawkins