What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of .............anything you want
DATE your poem- I want poems written after 8/03/2022
How to Write a Diamante Poem - this is borrowed from Poetry Soup
A diamante poem should have seven lines. The first line of Diamante contains a noun, e.g., places, persons, things, etc. The one-word noun line should present the main topic of your work. The second line consists of two adjectives whose role is to describe the noun in the first line. The third line is three verbs with suffix "ing" and fully explain the term in line one.
Line 1: Winter = 1 NOUN-A
Line 2: Rainy, cold = 2 ADJECTIVES-A
Line 3: Skiing, skating, sledding = 3 GERUNDS-A (verb + -ing)
Line 4: Mountains, wind, breeze, ocean = 2 NOUNS-A + 2 NOUNS-B
Line 5: Swimming, surfing, scuba diving = 3 GERUNDS-B (verb + -ing)
Line 6: Sunny, hot = 2 ADJECTIVES-B
Line 7: Summer = 1 NOUN-B
Dreams
delightful, wonderful
exciting, daring, fascinating
kings, queens, monsters, giant skittles
raging, horrifying, terrifying
vicious, horrible
nightmares
By Jessica H.
Prizes
First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Twelve 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.
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.