Poetry & Event Results

Dancing Poetry Contest Winners List, 2026

Artists Embassy International is proud to present our winners list for 2026.
This year, 68 poets submitted 264 poems from 4 countries and 15 states.
Entries are in alphabetical order by poet’s name for each prize category.

4 Grand Prizes

• Symphony of Silence, Gerard Becker, Bronxville, NY
• Silence is a Shadow Language, Evie Groch, El Cerrito, CA,
• Galactic Flowers, Mary Lindberg, Bronx, NY
• Wings, Kathleen L. Meadows, El Cerrito, CA

5 First Prizes

• Chochenyo Voices, Nanette Deetz, Oakland, CA
• Band Practice, Mary Kennedy Eastam, San Jose, CA
• The Orange Guy, Dorothy Gilbert, Richmond, CA
• Star-Nosed Mole, W. Wayne Lin, Modesto, CA
• Spring Awakening, Louise Moises, Richmond, CA 94804

10 Second Prizes

• What the World Needs Now, Cathy Dana, Alameda, CA
• Mid-Hudson Bridge, Dorothy Gilbert, Richmond, CA
• This Body, Arya Hackney, Salinas, CA
• Just Let Them Try, David Holper, Eureka, CA
• Hushed Hint of a Sneer, Mary Lindberg, Bronx, NY
• A Pantoum, to the Passing of an Oak, Kathleen L. Meadows,
• El Cerrito, CA
• Peace Lily, Louise Moises, Richmond, CA
• As the Clock Ticks, Ruth Wildes Schuler, Novato, CA
• Franz Kafka, Ruth Wildes Schuler, Novato,
• Dark Goddess Dance, Deborah Tash, San Francisco, CA

15 Third Prizes

• Bathed in Light, Lourdes Costales, Alameda, CA
• Litmus Test of Love, Shinko Fushimi, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
• Dumbfungled, Evie Groch, ,El Cerrito, CA,
• Dawn Dancer, Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL
• Avalanche, Mary Lindberg, Bronx, NY
• On Halloween I Rearrange My Spice Rack, Katharyn Howd
• Machan, Ithaca, NY
• Life as a Doormat, Garrett Murphy, Oakland, CA
• Blow Kisses to Yourself, Roopa S. Ramamoorthi, Berkeley, CA
• He Only Eats Rx Food, Kay Renz, Santa Rosa, CA
• On Using Pruners to Cut a Rug, Christopher Scribner, MO
• Written, Deborah K. Tash, San Francisco, CA
• Days of Awe, Lisa Tener, Saunderstown, RI
• Never Mind, Diana Woodcock, VCU, Doha, Qatar,
• Towards the Light, Diana Woodcock, VCU, Doha, Qatar,
• Let the Earth Be Your Muse, Sherri Wright, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Youth Category

The only entry into our Youth Category was Nala Brock, 14 years old, Alameda, CA

• 1 st On the Deck of My Mind
• 2 nd What the world needs now is poetry

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