09/30/2026
We’re very excited to send six poems from poetry.onl on to the lovely people at Best of the Net:
Cydni Thompson’s “FACT FACT FACT” / Daniel Lurie’s “Musselshell County” / JC Andrews’ “Ozarks” / Sydney Mayes’ “Bildungsroman II” / leena aboutaleb’s “Ramadan” / Karla Myn Khine’s “Quantum Findings”. Thank you to Cydni, Daniel, JC, Sydney, leena, and Karla for trusting us with these poems. Read all six at poetry.onl/read. 🐦
IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS
Slide 1: A square graphic with a textured blue background. Large cream-colored text at the top reads “SWIPE AND FIND,” with “2026” circled below in black hand-drawn lines. The black-and-white poetry.onl bird logo appears at left. Lower text reads “BEST OF THE NET NOMINEES,” followed by the names and titles of the six nominated poems. Loose black lines and an arrow run through the design.
Slide 2: A square pink graphic with cream-colored text reading “POETRY.ONL: 2026 BEST OF THE NET NOMINEES!” Below are two black-and-white portraits. At left, the portrait labeled Cydni Thompson shows Cydni smiling, with light curly hair, a dark top, and necklaces. At right, the portrait labeled Daniel Lurie shows Daniel smiling, with long dark hair, glasses, facial hair, and a plaid shirt. Hand-drawn black lines and arrows frame the image.
Slide 3: A matching pink graphic featuring black-and-white portraits of Sydney Mayes and leena aboutaleb. Sydney, at left, wears long braids, a dark high-necked top, a septum ring, and large abstract earrings, looking off to the side. leena, at right, has long dark wavy hair and turns toward the camera while wearing a floral-patterned top. Their names appear in cream text beneath the portraits.
Slide 4: A matching pink graphic featuring black-and-white portraits of JC Andrews and Karla Myn Khine. JC, at left, has long light hair blowing around their face and lifts a pair of round sunglasses while smiling. Karla, at right, has long straight dark hair with bangs, wears a sleeveless top and layered necklaces, and faces the camera. Their names appear in cream text beneath the portraits.
