To see the National Finals Show, go to the National Finals webpage! Contest year - Any -201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 Categories - Any -National and Provincial FinalsAwards ShowGrande finalePerformance tipsAbout us Search for poems, poets and schools Apply 2023 Maia Cassie: “the ghosts of women once girls” by Aja Monet Olivia Bridgman: “How to Triumph Like a Girl” by Ada Limón Maria Espindola: “Paper People” by Harry Baker Olivia Bridgman: “Thoughtless Cruelty” by Charles Lamb Maria Espindola: “from Quit Dying to Die” by Lauren Turner Maia Cassie: “Regardless” by Aisha Sasha John Maria Espindola: “How to Tell If a Poem Is Trans or Not” by Charlie Petch Maia Cassie: “These Poems, She Said” by Robert Bringhurst Olivia Bridgman: "Pride" by Dane Swan Philippe Morissette: “I Am the People, the Mob” by Carl Sandburg Aaronsaul Negre: “Illegalese: Floodgate Dub” by Wayde Compton Maité Turgeon: “Skeena Crossing” by Sarah de Leeuw 2023 National Finals Livestream 2022 2022 Online National Finals Stephanie Omorotionmwan: "Black Sheroes" by El Jones Stephanie Omorotionmwan: "Two Guns in the Sky for Daniel Harris" by Raymond Antrobus Stephanie Omorotionmwan: "If Our Bodies Could Rust, We Would Be Falling Apart" by Billy-Ray Belcourt Al Gilbert: "Comfort" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Al Gilbert: "Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong" by Ocean Vuong Al Gilbert: "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop Bem Denga: "Tide" by Soraya Peerbaye Bem Denga: "Interesting People of Newfoundland" by John Ashbery Bem Denga: "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen Nadine Berdous: "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson Amira Aouchiche: "Dear Diaspora Child" by Cicely Belle Blain Lauren Altomare: "Wolf Lake" by Elizabeth Bachinsky 2021 2021 Online National Finals Al Gilbert: "AMERICA (I'M PUTTING MY QUEER SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL)" by John Elizabeth Stintzi Al Gilbert: "Men in the Gut" by Jason Purcell Al Gilbert: "Not Horses" by Natalie Shapero Thierney Dignadice "CONVERSION" by Megan Fernandes Thierney Dignadice "Illegalese: Floodgate Dub" by Wayde Compton Thierney Dignadice: "Two Guns In The Sky For Daniel Harris" by Raymond Antrobus Zara Smith: "If Our Bodies Could Rust, We Would Be Falling Apart" by Billy-Ray Belcourt Zara Smith: "My Brother at 3 A.M." by Natalie Diaz Zara Smith: "Wow! You’ve Changed" by Dina Del Bucchia Philip Nedelev: "When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be" by John Keats Rachel Lyonnais-St-Martin: "Poem for My Body" by Ruth Daniell Sarah Hamdi "Illegalese: Floodgate Dub" by Wayde Compton 2020 2020 Online National Finals Language English