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August 2026 Winners

Judged blind ยท scored on five criteria ยท every entrant keeps a certificate

๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
Nafeeza Kayla Pualiyan
“almost”
97
๐Ÿฅ‡
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Kahaan Modi
“Three Fires”
99
๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Sara Bellamy
“Tea for Two”
93
ยท ยท ยท

August 2026

National Honours

The leading poet from each nation in this month's field. Tap any name.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndiaKahaan Modi“Three Fires”โ€บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesiaNafeeza Kayla Pualiyan“almost”โ€บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustraliaSara Bellamy“Tea for Two”โ€บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbaniaDeniz Cupi“Barku i detit”โ€บ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazilGiorgia Carrara“The House Learned My Name”โ€บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanadaCasey Shelley“Quickening”โ€บ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatiaIva Burazin“Armagedon”โ€บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprusMelissa Georgiou“I donโ€™t like numbers”โ€บ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgyptCarla Peter“The Black Sheep”โ€บ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermanyNorbert Tรถrรถk“A vonaton”โ€บ

This month's field drew poets from 27 countries,
writing in more than thirty languages.