Got a poem that proves kindness isn’t soft—it’s powerful? Submit your best work for our 2026 poetry contest and join a community that believes words can bridge gaps, start healing, and spark real connection.
Submissions due:
April 6, 2026
Send your poems (one PDF): [email protected]
Finalists notified: April 12, 2026
Finalists reading + winner announced: A pril 26, 2026 (Sunday) at Dank Poet Dispensary
The winner receives:
The finalists receives:
You keep the copyright to your poems. By entering, winners and selected poets grant Dank Poet Dispensary the right in perpetuity to publish and/or broadcast the poem(s). If your poem is later published elsewhere, please include credit to Dank Poet Dispensary.
Email your poems as one single PDF file to: [email protected]
You may submit up to 3 poems in that PDF
Each poem must have a title
Each poem must be 50 lines or fewer (title not included)
Do not put your name on the poems (judging is anonymous)
Contest Details You Need to Know
In a time when division is loud and outrage travels quickly, kindness is a deliberate choice. This theme invites poets to show how compassion is practiced on purpose through restraint, repair, courage, and even rebellion.
Ideas you can explore:
This contest is open to writers 21+ who have had at least one poem published (online or print), or have a notice of publication, before April 6, 2026.
Important: If you’re selected as a finalist, you must be able to attend and read at the April 26, 2026, event at Dank Poet Dispensary.
Your work will be reviewed by a panel of published poets and educators, along with cannabis industry professionals who have literary experience.
No. There is no fee to submit.
You can submit up to 3 poems, all in one PDF, sent to [email protected].
No. Entries are judged anonymously, so your name must not appear on the poems.
No. Your poems must not have been published or posted publicly (including on social media or websites) before April 6, 2026.
Finalists will be notified by April 12, 2026, and will read their work at Dank Poet Dispensary on April 26, 2026, where the winner will be announced.
Sunday, April 26, 2026 — Dank Poet Dispensary
Come support the finalists as they read their poems live in-store (and online stream). It’s a night for poetry, community, and the kind of kindness that actually changes things.
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