The Porchlight Prize in Poetry

Winners Announced

We are proud to announce the winners of our 2026 PORCHLIGHT Prize in Poetry.

First place goes to M.E. Gibson for “Appalachian Trilogy,” second place to Jake Lawson for “Ornithology,” and third place to Noel Poston for “Ordinary Moments.”

Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to everyone who entered. We appreciate your support of PORCHLIGHT through your subscription. We’ll be sharing more about our winners soon.

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