Poetry Contest – Poetry Society of Michigan

Celery City Chapbook Contest

Published on May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 by Editorial Staff

Midland / Nancy Cook

Published on November 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Nancy Cook’s poem “Midland“, a response to the 2020 flood that made national headlines, was the winner of the Founder’s Prize in the 2020 poetry contest of the Poetry Society of Michigan.

Rust Belt / Randy K. Schwartz

Published on October 28, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Winner of the Margo LaGattuta Memorial Award in the Poetry Society of Michigan’s annual poetry contest is Randy K. Schwartz of Ann Arbor, Michigan. This poem and all of the other contest winners are featured in the latest edition of Peninsula Poets.

Farm Scene at Dusk / Sarah E. Moran

Published on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Editorial Staff

An honorable mention from of 2019 Poetry Contest in the Evening category.

Downtown Ghost Town / Marion Frahm Tincknell

Published on December 11, 2019 by Editorial Staff

This year’s runner up for the Founder’s Prize in the Poetry Society of Michigan’s annual contest was Marion Frahm Tincknell who paints us a vivid picture of something lost.

Sparkle / Diana Dinverno

Published on December 1, 2019 by Editorial Staff

The winning poem in the Humor category from the fall contest issue of Peninsula Poets – journal of The Poetry Society of Michigan.

Rehearsal / Katherine Edgren

Published on November 26, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Katerine Edgren of Dexter, Michigan was the winner in the Spiritual category in The Poetry Society of Michigan’s annual poetry contest.

Firefly Nights / Sophia Rivkin

Published on November 24, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Winning poem in the “Animals” category in The Poetry Society of Michigan’s annual contest.

Disposable / Sarah E. Morin

Published on November 18, 2019 by Editorial Staff

This poem, appropriate for this time of year, is the winner of the “Chancelor’s Prize” in The Poetry Society of Michigan Annual Poetry Contest.

How to Stay Sane in an Insane World

Published on November 10, 2019 by Editorial Staff

The George Dila Memorial Prize is given to the best prose poem entered in the PSM annual poetry contest. The winning poet is Nancy Cook, who offers this advice: