Mark Yearwood wins National Library Service Poetry Slam 2026

October 18, 2026

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Mark Yearwood is the winner of the National Library Service Poetry Slam 2026.

He emerged at the top of fifteen contestants who participated in the annual competition at Frank Collymore Hall yesterday evening.

For his winning piece, “Mental Slavery”, he was awarded 5,000 Barbados dollars.

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