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Dreamer and the dreamed

Contest Judged:  2/20/2025 7:14:00 PM
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Contest Description

What to Submit?

1 original, poem on the theme of 

Dreamer and the dreamed 

 

Line of inquiry:

as an entity in the dream we conjured

we know not we are both the dreamer and dreamed

how then may we wake up when we are in trance

in bondage to illusions we ourselves streamed 

 

Please explore this line of inquiry as it resonates within.

The contest title is your poem title.

New poems only, minimum 10 lines, any form. Dive in deep! Enjoy!

Any form is acceptable but please keep lines short, that is not more than 11 syllables per line

Prizes

First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Several 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.


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