It’s finally here! We are so excited to announce the longlist for our 2023 Poetry Contest! A big thank you to our Room collective members for the creation of this longlist, and a big congratulations to these talented poets.
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Room Magazine’s 2023 Poetry Contest Longlist
I don’t believe in god but I do believe we should, by Alanna Schwartz
Paire de corps, by Rosa Lane
Take Me to that Place of Ancestral Memory, by River 瑩瑩 Dandelion
Sorry I Couldn’t Come to Your Baby Shower But, by Megan Morrison
Pink Gingerbread, by Charlotte Blair
Where to find the ghost of a loved one lost, by Andrea Scott
Public display of affection, by Puma Simone
Saturn Return, by Rachel Shabalin
Moose Moon Worship, by Ji Hyun Cathy Cha
Spring Cleaning, by Emma Wynn
Little Fence, by Abby Paige
What should be safe, by Livia Meneghin
Man in Dress, by Hazim Ismail
The Grove, by Hazim Ismail
I Need Visionary Fiction, by Kamila Rina
In the Finite, by Dabin Jeong
Kukwtsétsemc, by Julien Johnston-Brew
Pain Flare Erotica, by Amber Dawn
sky of los feliz with map, by linda ravenswood
Hold Until Safe, by Elizabeth O’Connell-Thompson
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Another big congratulations to these poets! Their pieces are now up for consideration by this year’s judge, John Elizabeth Stintzi. The shortlist will be posted next week, with winners to follow. If you’d like to try your hand at our contests, the 2023 Short Forms Contest is open from now, until December 31st.
