The BREW Poetry Award Winners

The BREW Poetry Award honours lyrical and rhythmic compositions that touch the soul. The award recognises poetry that fosters a close relationship between the poet and the reader by condensing feelings, experiences, and observations into a select few words. The honour acknowledges poetry’s ability to arouse feelings, spark ideas, and distill the essence of the human spirit.

The following are our award winners:

2025

• Judges’ Poem / Poet of the Year Winner – Letter to the Editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, Robert Bailey Thomas / Lauren Mills
• Community’s Poem / Poet of the Year Winner – The Believer / Chris Biscuiti
• Judges’ Pick Category Winners:
  • Tertiary Category Winner: Letter to the Editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, Robert Bailey Thomas by Lauren Mills
  • Open Category Winner: Portrait After Breath by Yvette Rejuso
  • Secondary School Category Winner: Ink-stained Silence by Michael Pope
  • Educational Institutions with Special Certificate of Recognition:
    • Dartmouth College for Letter to the Editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, Robert Bailey Thomas by Lauren Mills
    • Aklan Catholic College for Portrait After Breath by Yvette Rejuso
    • Concordia College for Ink-stained Silence by Michael Pope
• Community’s Pick Category Winners:
  • Open Category Winner: The Believer by Chris Biscuiti
  • Secondary School Category Winner: Epicaricacy by Cyrus Everglade
  • Tertiary School Category Winner: Letter to the Editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, Robert Bailey Thomas by Lauren Mills
  • Educational Institutions with Special Certificate of Recognition:
    • Saint Michaels College SA for Epicaricacy by Cyrus Everglade
    • Dartmouth College for Letter to the Editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, Robert Bailey Thomas by Lauren Mills
• Judges’ Pick Finalists:
  • between the spider
  • Our Choice
  • Epicaricacy
  • A kindling
  • I Once Knew a Girl Who Died
  • crumbling…
  • Hawthorn Widow
  • The Couple at Table Nine
  • Conversation with a Seed
  • The Fire Beneath the Garden
• Community’s Pick Finalists:
  • Sterling Silver
  • Now
  • Footnote
  • Cacophony
  • Helter Skelter
  • Agony Courting
  • Why?
  • Connections
  • The man with the pit in his chest
  • Comfort
  • For a Moment, Born Again
  • crumpled
  • Ghost Ship
  • When the bell rings for the last time
  • Last Words
  • Dreams Are the Most Dangerous Thing
  • Nite Bikes
  • Spooning
  • Being Human
  • Octopus
  • This Poem
  • my dearest november
  • between the spider
  • Our Choice
  • A kindling
  • I Once Knew a Girl Who Died
  • crumbling…
  • Hawthorn Widow
  • The Couple at Table Nine
  • Conversation with a Seed
  • The Fire Beneath the Garden
  • Ink-stained Silence
  • Portrait After Breath

2024

• Judges’ Poem / Poet of the Year – “Black Swan” / Julie Avis
• Community’s Poem / Poet of the Year – “Black Swan” / Julie Avis
• Category Winners:
  • Judges’ Pick Open Category – “Black Swan” / Julie Avis
  • Community’s Pick Open Category – “Black Swan” / Julie Avis
  • Judges’ Pick Secondary School Category – “6ft Deep” / Rachel
  • Community’s Pick Secondary School Category – “6ft Deep” / Rachel
  • Educational Institution with Digital Certificate of Recognition
    • DoE – V for “6ft Deep” by Rachel
• Finalists for Judges’ Pick
  1. “Run Out of Room” by Margot Amnesty
  2. “A Voice of Her Own” by Fifi
  3. “The Phoenix’s Fire” by Sneha Sabu
  4. “Glance at First Sight” by Crimson Sui
  5. “It’s the Electricity” by Margot Amnesty
  6. “The Voice Part I and Part II” by Laura von Rosenberg
  7. “Random Acts of Kindness” by Winning Giving
  8. “6ft Deep” by Rachel
  9. “Rubics of Life” by Juliana Abrantes
  10. “Who are you?” by Mvazquez
  11. “There Is A Shark At Aragunnu” by Elias McKinley
  12. “I Can’t Be Me” by Zane Del Fierro
  13. “You Choose Me” by Ey Dee
  14. “A Gift of Life” by Margot Amnesty
  15. “To Have Lost” by Jeremy Gadd
  16. “Lightning” by Ey Dee
  17. “A Stone That Can See But Cannot Speak” by Crimson Sui
  18. “Sadness” by Ey Dee
  19. “Angel in Disguise” by Ritch Santos
  20. “Beautiful Breeze” by Margot Amnesty
  21. “My Love” by Ey Dee
  22. “Broken Dreams” by Ey Dee
  23. “Vignettes of Love” by Margot Amnesty
  24. “Questions” by Someone
  25. “Sinking Chest” by Mvazquez
  26. “You’re a Whirlwind” by Margot Amnesty
  27. “The Struggle for Nothing” by Aymen Second
  28. “The Bald Eagle” by Margot Amnesty
  29. “My Lily Pad Trampoline” by Margot Amnesty

2023

• Judges’ Poem / Poet of the Year – No winner
• Community’s Poem / Poet of the Year – Not applicable

2022

• Judges’ Poem / Poet of the Year – No winner
• Community’s Poem / Poet of the Year – Not applicable

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