Delphic, Delusion, Disaster, Dauntless Poetry Contest

Please ensure you carefully read the contest details before submitting your entry. Thank you.

1/  Kindly keep the title unchanged: using your own title automatically disqualifies your poem.
2/  Select one of the following topics for the contest:
3/ Subject matters are derived from renowned quotations, dig in the quotes.
4/  Select any form.
5/  Submission requires a minimum of 12 lines or a maximum of 50 lines.

6/  Put the date, and the sponsor's name in the poet's note section. If not possible, enter the contest anyway.

7/ Only new Poems starting from 05/04/2024

Do not put your name on your poem.

Looking for vibrant imagery, metaphors, and other poetic devices of your choice. Please feel free to structure your poem the way you like, but ensure that you follow the form aesthetic, and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke emotion and convey meaning.

Title 1/  Delphic

Quote:  The forest is my loyal friend A Delphic shrine to me. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Title 2/   Delusion 

Quote:  Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.Jim Rohn 

Title 3/ Disaster

 Quote:   Dread of disaster makes everybody act in the very way that increases the disaster.Bertrand Russell

Title 4/   Dauntless

Quote:  Put on the dauntless spirit of resolution.William Shakespeare

Good Luck, Enjoy

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