Contest Description
Submission Guidelines:
- One original poem on any theme and in any form is acceptable
- Up to a maximum of 30 lines
- No name or identifying mark on your entry
- Include the date, contest name, and sponsor after your poem
Prizes:
First Place — Premier Contest Trophy icon next to your poem
Second Place — Podium Position
Third Place — Podium Position
Fourth to Tenth place — Glory
Preparing Your Entry
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts. Poems from other PS Contests are welcomed. Or you can resurrect an old poem, get it in shape, and run it in the poetry marathon. The only restriction is your poem cannot have placed in the top 10 of any of my prior Poetry Marathon Miles contests. You could resubmit a poem if it did not place in the top ten in any of my prior Poetry Marathon Miles contests. Please see "A Note to Poetry Marathon Contestants" below.
English Language
Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.
A Note to Poetry Marathon Contestants
A marathon has an official distance of 42.195 kilometers or 26 miles, 385 yards. The 2022 Poetry Marathon will consist of 27 contests. I decided to use miles instead of kilometers since I didn’t want to have 43 contests!
Marathons, by nature, are very challenging. This Poetry Marathon will be no different. The first 26 contests will be Premiere Contests. Yikes! Each of the first 26 contests will represent their respective mile (mile 1, mile 2, mile 3, etc.). The 27th will be the Qualifiers' Final Placement Contest, a Standard Contest that will determine the sole winner of the marathon, plus the 2nd through 15th place overall winners! Booyah!
Poets who place in the top ten during the contests will accumulate points toward the final. In other words, consideration will be given to overall performance.
Remember, this isn't a sprint, it's a marathon. These Premiere contests can be especially challenging since only 10 of the 35 submitted poems can place in each contest. Be sure to pace yourselves and have fun along the way. And remember the #1 rule for marathoners - FINISH!
Cheers!