Erasure Poetry Contest
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2022 Geist Erasure Poetry Contest: Winners!
Announcing the winners of the 2022 Geist Erasure Poetry Contest. Read more
2022 Geist Erasure Poetry Contest: Shortlist
Announcing the shortlist for the 2022 Geist Erasure Poetry Contest. Read more
2022 Geist Erasure Poetry Contest: Longlist
Announcing the longlist for the 2022 Geist Erasure Poetry Contest. Read more
The 2022 Geist Erasure Poetry Contest
Erase an excerpt from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery, into your own prize-winning poem. Read more
Photo by Elliott Stallion
Objects Left Behind
First Prize winner of the 5th Occasional Geist Erasure Poetry Contest. Read more
Ilustration by Sidney Paget
After Reichenbach Falls: Sherlock's Hidden Message to Joan, Ave Atque Vale!
Second Prize winner of the 5th Occasional Geist Erasure Poetry Contest. Read more
Hi. It's Been a While.
Third Prize winner of the 5th Occasional Geist Erasure Poetry Contest. Read more
2019 Erasure Poetry Contest Short List
The short list for the 2019 Erasure Poetry Contest. Winners will be announced in Geist 115, on newsstands in April. Read more
2019 Erasure Text
Excerpt from A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, by James De Mille, published by Harper & Brothers in 1888. Read more
The 2019 Geist Erasure Poetry Contest
Erase an excerpt from A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder by James De Mille, into your own prize-winning poem. Read more
Erasure Contest 2017 - 1st Place
1st Place in Geist's Erasure Contest 2017, using text from John Richardson. Read more
Erasure Contest 2017 - 2nd Place
2nd Place in Geist's Erasure Contest 2017, using text from John Richardson. Read more
Erasure Contest 2017 - 3rd Place
"ANTHROPOCENE I" by Sue Sinclair, 3rd place in Geist's 2017 Erasure Contest. Read more
2018 Erasure Poetry Contest Short List
Announcing the shortlisted entrants for the 2018 Erasure Poetry Contest! Read more
Erasure Poetry Contest FAQ
We've made it even easier to enter the Erasure Poetry Contest with this helpful list of FAQ! Read more