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Updated Sunday, February 22nd, 2026
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2026
#30, February 22nd, "Kabul Romance"
by Zahir Turaj (Netherlands)
#29, February 15th, "The Song"
by Michelle Brown (Australia)
#28, February 8th, "At the Edge"
by Zahir Turaj (Netherlands)
#27, February 1st, "After the Chairs Are Folded"
by Tumelo Corban Tshabangu (South Africa)
#26, January 25th, "Steady State: January"
by Theresa Shaw (New Zealand)
Weekly Poems Pennant 2026 Standings (Ties sorted alphabetically)
Zahir Turaj, 2
Michelle Brown, 1
Theresa Shaw, 1
Tumelo Corban Tshabangu, 1
2025
12/21, #25, "A Prelude to Christmas" by Joseph C. Ogbonna (Nigeria)
12/14, #24, "Autumn Walk" by Zahir Turaj (Netherlands)
12/7, #23, "Dreams Still Unborn" by Clarisse Terblanche (South Africa)
11/30, #22, "Murmuration" by Michelle Brown (Australia)
11/23, #21, "The Space Where You Lived" by Sarah Abou (Dominican Republic)
11/16, #20, "Autumn Shine" by Addison Richards (United States)
11/9, #19, "Return With the Tide" by Theresa Shaw (New Zealand)
11/2, #18, "Sincerity" by Ethan McNew (United States)
10/26, #17, "After the Light Left" by Susan Sim (Canada)
10/19, #16, "Sorry" by Michelle Brown (Australia)
10/12, #15, "I Wish I Had Thanked Them More" by Anna Nike Leskowsky (Canada)
10/5, #14, "Cycle of Love" by Kylie Makutu (New Zealand)
9/28, #13, "When the Time is Right" by Anna Nike Leskowsky (Canada)
9/21, #12, "Coming Home" by Betsy Kahn (United States)
9/14, #11, "It's September!" by Joseph C. Ogbonna (Nigeria)
9/7, #10, "Invite" by Chris Mooney (United States)
8/31, #9, "A Sonnet for Garry" by Theresa Shaw (New Zealand)
8/17, #8, "Morning Run" by Michelle Brown (Australia)
8/10, #7, "Midnight" by Joseph C. Ogbonna (Nigeria)
8/3, #6, "The Body Is a Library of Grief" by Steven Bruce (Poland)
7/27, #5, "My Rain-Filled Days" by Ri Dela Borj (Philippines)
7/20, #4, "What Will This World Be Like?" by Irma Kurti (Italy)
7/13, #3, "Talking to God by the Shower Curtain" by Dan Flore III (United States)
7/6, #2, "Honouring Her Hands" by Michelle Brown (Australia)
6/29, #1, "Crossing Bizzy Street" by Allan Lake (Australia)
Winner: Weekly Poems Pennant 2025 (Announced in January 2026)
Michelle Brown wins the Weekly Poems Pennant 2025 with four weeklypoems published in 2025, the most of any poet. Michelle wins international acclaim and a $20 CAD prize. Joseph C. Ogbonna wins Second Place. Who will win for 2026? Submit every week to have the best chance.
Read Michelle Brown's four Pennant-winning poems, here:
– "Murmuration", #22, November 30th, 2025
– "Sorry", #16, October 19th, 2025
– "Morning Run", #8, August 17th, 2025
– "Honouring Her Hands", #2, July 6th, 2025
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