WHY I SPONSOR PS CONTESTS a confession
Blog Posted:4/10/2017 3:27:00 AM
There are many reasons without a doubt why the goodfolk here sponsor contests.... for my part
First and foremost is to read to read the poetry of so many talented poets who reside amongst us.
My Premier style contests are always any theme and any form(and with a maximum line count) so that the onus is completely in the hands of the poet and hopefuly thereby I have the opportunity to read from their 'selected poems anthology' so to speak
My Standard contests have the same thinking behind it, but are focussed on the short poetic forms (I like their succinctness) although I don't examine whether they strictly meet the form criteria as their poetic nature is my prime concern.Many such forms can and are sequenced into longer poems , which I allow, so that I get the best of both worlds .Also as there are no premier placing constrictions I can be more 'liberal' and select more winners.Truth to tell it is always difficult to minutely judge between one good poem and the merits of another.
So there you have it I.. use your entries as an easy way to fulfil my need to read poetry .Thank you everyone for sharing your talent with me in this way.