Poetry Contests I Do Not Enter

write the most depressing mournful doleful macabre missive
make sure it is less than one hundred words

write something you would be embarrassed to write.
make sure it is less than one hundred and fifty words.

write a poem about something you did that you are ashamed to
tell anyone in less than two hundred words.

I am not in the least interested in competing in any
of these three poetry contests.
I cannot imagine any other poets would want to either.
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September 28, 2024 at 1:16 AM
I agree with you Caren I prefer contests full of humour, the world is depressing enough as it is.
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