2021 poem winners were chosen by esteemed judges Michael Klebber-Diggs and Roy Guzmán.
| Poem Title | Author |
| What Is in the Slough? | Jeanne Lutz |
| Sea View | Nicole Borg |
| Where I’m From | Ronda Redmond |
| Essence | Amanda Bailey |
| My Pug Friend | Charlie Geisinger – Youth |
| Sunfish | Steven Vogel |
| Adventurer | Allen Tesch |
| Traveling Companion | Laura Kozy Lanik |
| Taps / Spring | Steve McCown |
| The Snow / Orange Sunset | Larkin Geisinger – Youth |
| Supercell | Irene Alderson |
| A Quiet Occurrence (for Mary Oliver) | Alan Perry |
| Water | Emilia Hulson – Youth |
| Unschooled | Richard Meyer |
| What is Freedom? | Amina Hasan – Youth |
| Father’s Wood Stove | Julie Sonnek |
| Dreams of Betty Crocker | Jennifer Hernandez |
| One September Afternoon | Deborah Goshy |