Each year, the Putting Our Heads Together Migraine Poetry Contest is held to give people with Migraines and other headache disorders an opportunity to creatively express themselves about Migraines and headaches. In addition to being an outlet for creative expression, the poetry helps show others what it's like to live with these disorders.

As in other years, there were lots of great entries this year, including several from young poets. They were quite inspiring. Some moved me to tears; others made me laugh; all made me think.

All of the poems entered in the contest are permanently showcased on my personal site, HelpForHeadaches.com. Here's a list of the top placing poems:

1st Place
A Parent's Lament by Sandra Jaspen Hughes

2nd Place
Fire and Ice by Laura Merleau

3rd Place
Wednesday by Juliette Guarino

4th Place
Volcanic Collapse by Patricia Frolander

5th Place
Someday by Dave W.

6th Place
Forced Entry by Laura K. Patterson

Honorable Mention:

Alice by Kala Guidry

The Battle by Diana Van de Kamp

A Billion Particles of Light in the Migraine Brain by Laurel Marie Sobol

Brain Freeze by Zaina Sukkarieh

Careful by Darlene Blair

Crippling by Navarro

The Dance and Cry by Christopher Aaron Chapman

Headache by Kathryn Burkett

Headache by Jacob Oet

How a Snake Made My Headache by Stella Lalicata

How Nice to Have a Friend by Carol H. Jewell

I am pain by by Zev J. Meyers

Invisible by Cindy Smalletz

kNōw by Kimberley Formosa

Migraine by Jackie Feffer

My Headache by Joy Lalicata

My Last Migraine by Cindy Smalletz

The Obligation by Kathy B. Swann

The People Who Don't Care by Brenna Gray

A So-Called Life by Janice

There Is Nothing I Can Do by Brenna Gray

Thief in the Night by Darlene Blair

Uninvited Guest by Joanna Barker

Untitled by Janice

You can check out all of the poems that were entered and met the rules of the contest on HelpforHeadaches.com from the links on our Winners Page.

My sincere thanks go to all who entered, and congratulations to all of the contest winners!

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© Teri Robert, 2011.
Last updated March 25, 2011.