Last month, Wormfarm invited submissions of short poems inspired by the old Burma Shave ads to appear on this year's Farm/Art DTour (Oct 1-10, 2022). Five poems and 10 honorable mentions were selected by guest judge Katrin Talbot. The winning five poems — by Rob McClure, Cherie Burbach, Sandy Swanson, J.A. Berlin, and Cari Tenadu — will be hand-painted on a series of signs that over 20,000 DTourists from across the Midwest read as they drive by.

Every little password I read had merit, from the concept of Reinheitsgebot applied to the land, to foment moment to pig manure! I struggled to choose the final fifteen as there were so many wonderful ones, but I selected ones that I thought were best as driveby’s, ones where lines could be remembered and honoured in a quick passing by. I applaud all the PassWords poets and their hard work to capture land, fermentation, conservation and farming in five short lines.”

- Katrin Talbot

Read the 10 honorable mentions below and drive the DTour this October to experience the five winning poems!

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