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Someone inquired of me about poetry contests,
And I shared some thoughts and considerations,
The contests, I wrote, are an incentive to write
Learning about poetry’s forms and foundations.

Don’t enter a contest for an opinion of your work
For your very best will sometimes go unnoticed
Some sponsors recognize only what they like
Their credentials for judging are clearly modest.

I have learned which sponsors to take seriously
The ones I want to give my very finest efforts,
Knowing they recognize merit even if I don’t place
I’ve learned few sponsors* are actually experts.

Then, I cautioned, a few sponsors you must court
For they only give placement to their best friend
You’ll identify them right away, the tits for tats,
I don’t take them seriously for any poems I send.

The best poems I write are rarely contest entered
And I enjoy most the poems I write for me alone
So, remember you are writing what pleases you
And if you win a trophy for it, that’s a milestone!
 
If you enter my contests, I can assure you of this:
I carefully consider the merit of every poem I get
I don’t care who wrote it, whether friend or foe,
When I post my placements, then I have no regret. 

[*including me!]

Written July 10, 2022

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