What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of Anything
Only free verse form is acceptable.
Must use all eight Words starting with an A. Must be these eight words in no particular order, AS WRITTEN with no changes to the tense, or plural.
1. Anguish 2. Awry 3. Auspicious 4. Atrocious 5. Assuage 6. Appetency
7. Allure 8. Absolve
MUST BE A NEW POEM, PLEASE DATE AT THE BOTTOM, NO NAMES
PLEASE PUT A CA AFTER YOUR TITLE SO I DON'T READ IT BY MISTAKE BEFOREHAND. MINIMUM 10 LINES MAXIMUM 40 LINES
PLEASE USE A SPELL CHECKER, I WILL NOT CONTINUE TO ADVISE SPELLING ERRORS, THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENTER POEMS WITH PROPER SPELLING.
PLEASE USE FREE VERSE ONLY, BUT I DO ENJOY ALLITERATION HENCE ALL THE A WORDS
Prizes
First Prize,
Second Prize,
Third Prize,
Up to 25 multiple placements.
The winner will be a stand alone first place if it is obviously better than the rest! The winning poem will be full of emotion.
Enjoy, and NOW...write me a beauty!
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.
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.