Mission. Purpose. Goal.
To Discover and Celebrate the Work of Dope Poets While Raising Awareness about the Power of Poetry.
About.
About this Contest
Founded in 2017, Yecheilyah's Annual Poetry Contest is a national and international poetry competition comprised of poets worldwide. Competitors compete to write the best poem based on the year's theme.
Poems are judged in the following categories:
POWER
BEAUTY
EDUCATION / MESSAGE
ENTERTAINMENT
GRAMMATICAL / TECHNICAL
RHYME
ORIGINALITY
OVERALL IMPACT
“A poet is one who distills experience. A poet looks—sees.”
— Gwendolyn Brooks
2023 Contest Winners
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2023 Contest Winners 〰️
Introducing the Winners of Yecheilyah’s 6th Annual Poetry Contest 2023!!
#1: Chandra T. Mountain
"I’m Living"
@musings.from.my.younger.self
#2: S.R. Graham
"What I Lack"
@thesensualgenius
#3: Samuel Olopade
"Grace”
@_olops_
#4: Adariyah Ysrayl
"Grace"
@adariyahysrayl
This Is More than a Contest. This is a Movement.
This competition is a lot of fun! It also provides us with a unique opportunity to shed light on the poetry industry and provide opportunities for poets to acquire visibility as artists.
It shines a light on those who have always desired to pursue their artistic dreams in poetry but have been hindered from doing so or have allowed fear to hold them back.
This contest gives poets a platform to showcase their poetic genius.
But this is not just a contest, it is also a movement to elevate poets and poetry as an art form.
Join us!
- Yecheilyah Ysrayl
Submissions for 2023 Is Now Closed. Join the waitlist for details on 2024!
Yecheilyah’s poetry contest is an annual event honoring the work of dope poets nationally and internationally since 2017.