The Ontario Poetry Society - The Elusive Treasures Poetry Contest, 2025 Winners List

The Ontario Poetry Society Presents:
The The Elusive Treasures Poetry Contest
2025 Winners!

First Prize: The Gnarled Pine by Ruth Latta, Ottawa, ON

10 Honourable mention Awards (in alphabetical order by last name)

Dandelions Don't Tell No Lies by Charlotte Blair, Utterson, ON
nature's sonic boom by Angie Conrad, Lethbridge, AB
Newly Hatched Cicada by Mary Anne Griffiths, Ingersoll, ON
Fence by Herb Hagell, Cannington, ON
Rest, Relax, Refuel by Halyna Koba, Hamilton, ON
The Nightmare by Naomi Hendrickje Laufer, Toronto, ON
Lifeline by Roberta McGill, Orillia, ON
Driftwood by Irina Moga, Toronto, ON
The Promise by Kathy Robertson, Kitchener, ON
Mud Puddle by Stephen Kent Roney, Saint John, NB

Many thanks to our Judge, Ronnie R. Brown, for carefully reading every poem several times before making the final selections.

Special thanks to all our members who took the challenge and entered this contest.
Watch for our next Members Only Poetry Contest to be announced in 2026.