We received a lot of wonderful submissions – which not only cemented our confidence that poetry is alive and well in our community but also made us exceedingly proud of the quality of work we reviewed. To select the best out of those was indeed a difficult task, which is why we decided to include two honorable mentions instead of one. After careful review and consultation with the Judges we are pleased to announce the results:
First Place:
A Prelude to Sanity by Saud Maroof Lakhani
Read now as published in babel. Vol 2.
Honorable Mentions:
Beyond Worthy by Hibah Abid
Read now as published in babel. Vol 2.
Unheld Echoes by Mariam Ata ur Rehman
Read now as published in babel. Vol 2.
Judged by: Zain Saeed and Safinah Danish Elahi
