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August 2026 Poetry Competition
Accepting SubmissionsSubmission Deadline
August 20, 2026 at 23:59 PM
Voting Deadline
August 31, 2026 at 23:59 PM
Submitted Poems
The Mountain Listened
by @susanketpanda · Aug 06, 2026
Today,i came to you not as a traveler but as a burdened soul searching for a place where my pain could finally re…
The Mountain Listened
by @susanketpanda · Aug 06, 2026
Today,i came to you not as a traveler but as a burdened soul searching for a place where my pain could finally rest…
THE MOTH
by Esabel_380 · Aug 07, 2026
The moth mistakes the lamp for dawn and circles still when hope is gone. I watch and wonder if I'm too chasing light…
BLUEPRINT
by Esabel_380 · Aug 07, 2026
The grid of the world is too small for this rage. I am my own biggest hater, a precise machine, cutting out my tongue…
Should Have Been Me
by Indelible · Aug 08, 2026
You walked away. Just left without even a backward glance. I envied you so! How must it feel? to shed all the c…
The Chisel
by gracemforsyth · Aug 08, 2026
Summer drags long into spirals of heat and longing and silence. The mosquitoes shriek songs, convoluted high pitched …
Past Competitions
July 2026 Poetry Competition
July 2026
Monthly poetry competition for July 2026.
Winner:
All Around
by fatimamohamed
June 2026 Poetry Competition
June 2026
Monthly poetry competition for June 2026.
Winner:
Dr. Know-No
by sleigh.maslin
May 2026 Poetry Competition
May 2026
Submit your poem for the May 2026 community competition. Voting is open through the end of the month.
Winner:
Jack
by Vixibeth
March 2026 Poetry Competition
March 2026
The March 2026 Poetry Competition is part of the Alumniyat Poetry Community’s monthly literary events celebrating creat…
Winner:
Knock at my window
by JoWebb64
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