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~ The Ultra Short Poetry Competition 2023 Winners ~

The Ontario Poetry Society Presents:
The Ultra Short Poetry Competition 2023
Winners!

First Prize: "Demonstration" by Alison Colvin, Toronto, ON
Second Prize: "Stuck Here" by Yasmin Goldie, Pontypool, ON
Third Prize: "dark trees" by Charlotte Blair, Utterson, ON
Fourth Prize: "Minimal Impact" by Alyssa Jensen, Brentwood Bay, B.C.

40 Honourable Mention Awards

The Pent-up Poem by I.B. Iskov, Toronto, ON
Missing Links by Debbie Okun Hill, Camlachie, ON
Moonstruck by Ronnie R. Brown, Ottawa, ON
Apology by Dave Bartlett, Parry Sound, ON
Coffee Clutch by I.B. Iskov, Toronto, ON
I was on my way running errands by Suparna Ghosh, Toronto, ON
Late April by Ronnie R. Brown, Ottawa, ON
Mini Skirt Memorabilia by I.B. Iskov, Toronto, ON
Prophets by April Bulmer, Cambridge, ON
The Best Thing I've Seen Today by Carol L. MacKay, Qualicum Beach, B.C.
Farmers' Colouring Book by Carol L. MacKay, Qualicum Beach, B.C.
Love is Blind by April Bulmer, Cambridge, ON
Mary Janes by Gaiyle J. Connolly, Hamilton, ON
Dockside by Roy J. Adams, Hamilton, ON
Blue Blossoms by Lisa Reynolds, Ajax, ON
An Acrostic View of the Stars by Debbie Okun Hill, Camlachie, ON
Silent Night by Karen Kerekes, Burlington, ON
sometimes it seems by John B. Lee, Port Dover, ON
misty water by Lisa Reynolds, Ajax, ON
from the fire by Patti Cole, Toronto, ON
Choices by Ed Woods, Dundas, ON
Weather by Richard-Yves Sitoski, Owen Sound, ON
occam's choice by Neil Desborough, Thamesford, ON
Elusive Rhyme by Vaso Dobric, Toronto, ON
Late April Snowfall by Lisa Timpf, Simcoe, ON
Bugs Bugging Season by David C. Brydges, Cobalt, ON
Face to Face by I.B. Iskov, Toronto, ON
Grandma Pia by Ryan Lacanilao, Edmonton, AB
Unimagined by Pamela Lynn Jones, Toronto, ON
Frog's Doctor by Vaso Dobric, Toronto, ON
Polar Bear Nap by Vaso Dobric, Toronto, ON
Thoughts are . . . by Yasmin Goldie, Pontypool, ON
Like Fragrance by Roy J. Adams, Hamilton, ON
Portrait of a Gardener at Rest by Emma Troup, Jordan Station, ON
Mysteries of the Night by Cheryl Cudmore, Paris, ON
How Good To Be Safe In Graveyards by Corey Elizabeth Jackson, Aurora, ON
the old barn redundant by Neil Desborough, Thamesford, ON
Old Bones by Cheryl Cudmore, Paris, ON
The Letting Go Season by Marianne Jones, Thunder Bay, ON
Let My Soul Slip Into Oceans by Corey Elizabeth Jackson, Aurora, ON


Special thanks to our Judge, Becky Alexander for carefully reading over each poem submission before selecting the winners.