Underground Bookshelf attended the Disability Pride Celebration at the Museum of Science on July 25, 2026. Attendees were invited to participate in a one-day micro-poetry or short story contest at our booth, and we received so many great submissions that it was hard to select the winners. But it was truly delightful reading what everyone submitted. I can't wait to do another contest like this at the other events we attend this summer. Below, you'll find the winners and honorable mentions for Saturday's contest. The poems themselves will be released in the following weeks. Thank you to everyone who submitted. Keep writing!
Contest Winners
- "When Love is Blue" by Vrinda Chatterice
- "Rain Comes and Goes" by Dionelys Colon
- "Walking is Hard" by Christine Hebert
Honorable Mentions
- "Brown and Peach" by Aimee Robinson
- "I Lost My Hearing" by Doug Storms
- "Reading is Lifelines" by Anita & Eileen
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Thank you to Porsha Olayiwola and the Roxbury Poetry Festival for hosting Underground Bookshelf!
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