1 original, newly-written PANTOUM, subject of your own choosing
Only Pantoums (see Poetry Soup's Types of Poetry) will be accepted and read. All other poetry formats will be disqualified. I have written several Pantoums, so you might want to check out some of them. For this contest, I will be accepting only rhyming Pantoums consisting of five stanzas. For this contest, I will be accepting Near Rhymes; however, I expect the rhymes to be reasonable. I do NOT consider "ing" on the end of the word a rhyme with all other "ing"-ending words, or "ly" to rhyme with all other "ly"-ending words period! Best to check your rhymes with Rhyme Zone.com or a similar site. There are no syllable counts in lines necessary.
PLEASE READ ALL OF THE CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS TO THE END!
Prizes
First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Seven Honorable Mentions
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. Please put the name of the contest, the sponsor's name, and the date your Pantoum was written. It must have been written on or after MAY 4, 2022. Only new poems, please! I do check copyright dates at the bottom of the entries.
English Language
Poems MUST 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 Contestants
You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests. I DO judge my contests blind, so please do not identify yourself in any way on your entry. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE ENTRY. Under no circumstance will I discuss your entry with you via Soup Mail. If you have any questions about what a Pantoum is, then consult Types of Poetry on Poetry Soup. If I find an obvious grammar, spelling, or lack of proofreading error, your entry will be eliminated. I am very strict about this! No exceptions!
NOTE: Until my contest is over, I will NOT be reading any Pantoums in the New Poems listing.
NOTE: Although the Pantoum form does not have to rhyme, for purposes of this contest, I WILL BE ACCEPTING ONLY RHYMING PANTOUMS WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE STANZAS. I will NOT be reading what are referred to as "Imperfect Pantoums" in the Types of Poetry definition.