The Yakima Coffeehouse Poets publish a chapbook each year with the poems of that year’s Contest Prize winners and Honorable Mentions as well as the Judges’ Poems. The Yakima Coffeehouse Poets is proud to have published many poets and poems throughout the years. We encourage all to contribute to our annual Poetry Contest and applaud all the current and past year’s poets.
The most recent contest chapbooks are available for a $10 donation to YCP either by visiting Inklings Bookshop or Oak Hollow Gallery & Frames in Yakima. Some past year chapbooks are still available — Contact Ed Stover, for information on past years publications.


Twenty-fifth chapbook – 2019 Sample Poems
coming soon
1st Prize – Joanna Thomas
2nd Prize – Joyce Hernandez
3rd Prize – Jill Cunningham
Tom Pier Prize – Terry Martin
– Honorable Mention –
Kathleen Smith
Susan Sampson
LeAnne Ries
Angel Ramirez
Joe Powell
Randie Gottlieb
Claire Carpenter
E. Hank Buchmann
Nancy Atkins

1st Prize – Linda Brown
2nd Prize – E. Hank Buchmann
3rd Prize – Kathleen Smith
Tom Pier Prize – Kathleen Stancik
– Honorable Mention –
Lance Brender
Claire Carpenter
Phil Cibicki
Randie Gottlieb
Penny K. Johnson
Susan Johnson
Terry Martin
Samantha Mesman
Fain Rutherford
Ed Stover


