Poetry Contest - Yakima Coffeehouse Poets

YAKIMA COFFEEHOUSE POETRY CONTEST

2023 Submissions are Closed!

Check back soon for more Contest information coming…

This public event is held at the new Larson Gallery, 1606 W. Nob Hill Blvd.

For any 2023 Contest questions, please contact us at:
YCPoetrycontest2023@gmail.com

The event has a history, one that got its start in 1994 as the brainchild of Elizabeth Herres Miller, a former executive director of Allied Arts of Yakima who thought a literary event would complement the nonprofit’ s visual arts calendar. The contest quickly caught on. In 2006, a second event was later added: “Open Mic Night,” a monthly spoken-word forum for local poets to read their own poetry. Unfortunately, while the fortunes of these poetry events waxed, those of Allied Arts waned. The nonprofit closed its doors in December 2013.

The 2021 chapbook of winners, “twenty-sixth” are available for a $10 donation (plus $2.50 for postage) payable to YCP or at Inklings Bookshop in Yakima. This year’s and earlier chapbooks are still available by contacting Ed Stover at 509-833-8577 or via Email.

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2019 Yakima Coffeehouse Poetry Contest Photo Gallery

An excellent turnout for the 2019 Yakima Coffeehouse Poets Poetry Contest - October 22. — An excellent turnout for the 2019 Yakima Coffeehouse Poets Poetry Contest – October 22.

First Place winner Joanna Thomas... The crown was presented to her by last year's First Place winner Linda Brown! — First Place winner Joanna Thomas… The crown was presented to her by last year’s First Place winner Linda Brown!

2017 Yakima Coffeehouse Poetry Contest Photo Gallery

The Test Tube Poets providing entertainment for us all

Joyce Hernandez reading at the 2017 Contest.

2016 Yakima Coffeehouse Poetry Contest Photo Gallery

Second Prize - Kathleen Smith — Second Prize – Kathleen Smith

Honorable Mention - Randie Gotlieb — Honorable Mention – Randie Gotlieb

Tom Pier Prize - W.D. Frank — Tom Pier Prize – W.D. Frank