What to Submit?
ONE original poem in a form I named "ARBITRIUM DIVISA", which is quite simply a FOUR-line (no more, no less) stanza of FREE VERSE OR RHYME, your choice, on any topic, taken from a poem of yours already written. It must be a stanza that already exists as such HERE on Poetry Soup, (lines in the EXACT order as the original), that will also stand on its own as a poem, (it does not have to be from a winning poem) ...
Please give this stanza a NEW name, and reference the poem it was taken from at the bottom, (along with the date, contest name, and sponsor). If the reference is missing, it will be N/A'd. It can be ANY form, but it must be four lines in their original order. If you'd like to separate them differently, (insert line breaks), you may do so, as long as the words are still in their original sequence.
* Please DO NOT use a poem you entered in one of the previous two contests. *
That's it! Any questions, please Soup Mail me ... my examplea are the links below. Thank you!
Scrumptious - Liberum Divisa
Soften, Spring - Rithimus Divisa
Prizes
First Prize - Most Glory
Second Prize - More Glory
Third Prize - Glory
* Every poem that qualifies will get placement, so please read the directions. *
Preparing Your Entry
Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read ... spelling and grammar will not disqualify, but they WILL affect placement. The four lines of verse MUST be presented as they were in the original, (although if Free Verse, you may rearrange line breaks if you wish). Fancy fonts are fine. REMINDER: at bottom - name of poem taken from, date, contest name, and sponsor.
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 Contestants
You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests. Have fun, My Fellow Soupers - that's what this is all about!
- The Bard