Yemipoet December Poetry Contest’25
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Theme: Poetic Letter to Self – My Creative Journey of 2025
The Yemipoet December Poetry Contest closed the year on a reflective note, inviting poets to look inward and write honest poetic letters to themselves. Through this theme, poets reflected on their creative journeys in 2025, highlighting their growth, struggles, wins, losses, gratitude, and hopes for the future.
The theme, Poetic Letter to Self: My Creative Journey of 2025, encouraged sincerity, vulnerability, self-awareness, and emotional depth. Participants were required to express their stories within a 120 to 150-word limit.
The contest was officially announced on December 1st, 2025, and submissions closed on December 10th, 2025. By the end of the submission period, a total of 299 entries were received from poets across different backgrounds, making it one of the most participated in contests of the year.
Submission Process
All entries were submitted through the official website, www.yemipoetproduction.com
An optional submission requirement allowed poets to convert their entries into carousel posts, share them on Instagram, and collaborate with @yacsofoundation after completing their initial submission through the website.
Evaluation and Winners Selection
Entries were carefully reviewed based on authenticity and emotional depth. Thirty outstanding entries were shortlisted as the Top 30 winners. From these, five poets emerged as the Top 5 winners.
Top 5 Winners Spotlight
Faith Okafor
Ikechukwu Selina
Hoosen Christianah
Kolajo Zainab
Alimat Abu
What was originally planned as a Top 4 expanded to a Top 5, following the generous support of an anonymous donor who added an extra ₦25,000 to the initial award announced.
Winners Award
A total cash prize of ₦125,000 was shared equally among the Top 5 winners.
Appreciation
We sincerely appreciate every poet who participated, every reader who engaged, every volunteer and judge who evaluated the entries, and every supporter who made the Yemipoet December Poetry Contest a success. Your words mattered.
Special thanks to the YACSO Foundation for the continued support and partnership.
See you in the next edition
..............Compiled by Adetule O. Adetutu