2025 Poetry Contest - Adult Entries ‘Twas the Night Before Tulip Time – Tracy Lyons A Breath – Abigail Buchanan Blue with Haste – Chelsey Nugteren Breathe – Sarah Cottington Christine – Rebecca Ausman Climbing Mountains – Rene’ White Cold Fire – A Chemo Journey of Days – Brandon Lyman Mick Deeply In. Slowly Out – Jennifer Lanning Game Over – Kathy DeLuca-Strunk Heir Conditioning – Alex W. Foley Her Breath – Shanae Thompson Hold Your Breath! – Angie Ver Ploeg Hold Your Breath! – Jana Van Zante Holding My Breath – Michelle Brouwer Holding Your Breath – Brooke Russell Holding Your Breath – Eric Weirup Holding Your Breath – Robin McCool Holding Your Breath – Thomas Weihe I can’t breathe – Daniel vande voort Inhale. Exhale. Gasp! – Lacey Ruby Life Lived – Rebecca Ver Heul Life, Breath – Olivia Kane Mortality Appears – Barry Creek Mud-Breathe – Abigail Christiansen Peaceful Remonstrance – Jenny McMillen Pink Houses – Christine Esser Pneuma – Carol Van Klompenburg Resistance – Cynthia L. Olson Sky to Sea, Adventure will be – Janell Weinberg Swimming Pool – Oscar Reynaga TWIXt the 8. A poem for my daughter – J Tethered – Chance Fryman The Fight – Amanda Schwerdtfeger The Paradox of Time – Jessica Van Der Molen Through The Night – Levi Strong Ticket to Breathe – Analu Reigstad Unseen Whispers – Mary Mansfield Untitled – Brittany Kay Chase Untitled – Joyce Street Untitled – Ryan Lanning soon – Hans Leitner