In 2019, Poets Reading the News editor Elle Aviv Newton launched our poetry challenge. For nineteen weeks, we shared an image from recent news coverage and gave writers six days to submit an original poem inspired by the image. The winning works were selected for publication in the pages of Poets Reading the News and shared with thousands of readers via our social channels. Thank you to the many, many writers who participated in this ekphrastic project and the nineteen winning poems and their writers! We are not currently presenting new poetry challenges – though that may change in the near future. Be sure to sign up for our Substack newsletter to stay updated on our latest projects, publications, events and open calls.
PAST WINNERS
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