Poetry Contest 2024: The Shortlist

Contest

It’s finally here! Congrats to the following poets whose works were shortlisted by our judge, Rafeef Ziadah, for our 2024 Poetry Contest!

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Room Magazine’s 2024 Poetry Contest Shortlist

Processions of the Small, by Heather Simeney MacLeod

daughters of palestine’s diaspora, by Leena Halees

EKPHRASIS: THE REMNANT OF LIVING, by Monica Kim

Final Remarks, by Junxin Tang

The Air Itself Is One Vast Library, by Jessica McMillan

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The list of winners will be coming your way shortly, so keep your eyes on our social media and website. Another big congrats to these poets. If you’re feeling inspired and would like to try your hand at entering a contest, the 2025 Fiction Contest is open until March 22!

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