Defenestrationism.net

Lengthy Poem Contest

Welcome, welcome– or welcome back–

Defenestrationism.net is most pleased to present

the finalists of the
2026 Lengthy Poem Contest

All active links are in burgundy.

!We are pleased to announce the Winner!

Mutt by Esther Abraham

We are equally pleased to announce that
Lengthy Poem Contest
will return next year, all April.

For Defenestrationism.net has broken through it’s final window,
to land on that etherial plateau, the internet archives.
The remainder of our published material will remain available there.

Only the Lengthy Poem Contest will continue to publish annually.

The Finalists for the 2026 Lengthy Poem Contest are:

My Amish Grandfather Never Understood
the Purpose of Money

by Martin Willitts, Jr.
in ten parts,
publishing daily
from April 1st-April 10th.

Homelessness

by Jeanine Foster
in five parts,
publishing every other day
from April 11th-April 19th.

Mutt

by Esther Abraham
in four parts,
publishing every other day
from April 21st-April 27th.

Lovers of Literature—

We’ve made the difficult decision to close our fiction contests and cease weekly posting.
Our previously published material is available on the internet archives.

Only the Lengthy Poem Contest will return next year, and submission will open in September.
Previous Lengthy Poem Contests are also in the internet archives.

Enjoy our final publication run,
a series of Prisoner Narratives
by Cameron Terhune,
beginning May 5th, 2026.