Poetry Contest Voting

Thank you to everyone who submitted poems for our 2025 Donate Life Northwest Poetry Contest! While the first place winner will be selected by the Donate Life Northwest staff, there is an additional prize for the winner of the People's Choice Poem! Please note these poems can be emotional, so please allow yourself both the space and the time to read through each one before voting. Each poem title below is a link to a PDF for you to read the poem. Once you have read a poem, you can click your browser's "back" button to return to this page and select another. After you have read all the poems, you can place your vote below. Only one vote is allowed per person.  If you are having issues with the form, you can contact Marissa at marissa@donatelifenw.org.

Online voting will close on Tuesday, June 4 at 11:59pm. All poems will be on display at our Block Party, and in-person voting for the People's Choice winner will continue there. Votes will be tallied and combined between the online and in-person votes to select the People's Choice Winner.

1. "a conversation" by Anonymous
2. "A Haiku" by Tammy Yorba
3. "Addilou- I bought you a star" by Amanda Schroeder
4. "Bittersweet Prayer" by Kim Oxender
5. "Bringing Miracles" by Kari Engholm
6. "Dono" by Samantha Albert
7. "Donor Family" by Kim Oxender
8. "Finding Peace" by Kari Engholm
9. "Health and Hope" by Kari Engholm
10. "Hope" by Maureen Zebley
11. "Love and Living" by Tricia Kluge
12. "Never Alone" by Kallie Caito
13. "Now I can dream" by Anonymous
14. "Paddle On" by Ellie Irish-Jones
15. "The gift of life" by Tammy Yorba
16. "The sky danced for me" by Alysia Yamasaki
17. "The Tragedy and the Gift" by Elizabeth Cloud
18. "To Live means to Give" by Traci Neal
19. "What Is a Care Giver?" by Danette Dickerman
20. "You're Still Here" by Kristy Manuel

Thank you!