2019 poems were selected by judges, Yvonne Cariveau and Derek Liebertz.
Adult
- While You Were Gone – Jana Bouma (#2 Jaycee Park)
- Misty Morning – Sue Kral (#7 Sibley Park West)
- It’s Only Crazy If I Die – Esther Hoffmann (#9 Sibley Park Spur)
- River Stories – Audrey Helbling (#10 Mankato depot)
- I’ve Not Known Rivers – Ethan Becker (#11 Riverfront Park South)
- Life’s Road and When You’ve Made It – Kendra Gilsdorf (#12 Riverfront Park North)
- Handmade Rugs – Laura Lanik (#14 Kiwanis Dog Park)
- PATTERNS – Sue Chambers (#15 Sibley Parkway Bridge)
- Honey Creek – Holly Albrecht (#16 Glenwood & Division)
- Apology to My Knees – Derek Liebertz (#19 Rasmussen Park)
- First World Problems – Sara Dovre Wudali (#20 Peacepipe Park)
- Untitled – Meredith Cook (#22 Sibley Park South)
- A Little Each Moment – Antony Plocido (#23 Red Jacket Trail)
- On a Rainy Night in April – Sophie Panetti (#24 Balcerzak Drive)
- December – Shannon Fletcher (#27 Hiniker Park)
- Middle Passage – Sagirah Shahid (#28 Lions Park North)
- Will-o-the-wisp – David Bayliss (#29 Riverview Park)
- Hunger – Linda White (#33 Spring Lake Park, near dock)
- Truth – SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE (#34 Spring Lake Park, near Tyler Ave)
- April – Kathryn Kysar (#36 Bluff Park)
- Minneopa – Tristan Richards (#37 Benson Park West)
- This – Jasmine Castañeda (#40 North MN River Trail)