Contest Description
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of ANYTHING
Only free verse form is acceptable.
A FREE VERSE POEM CONTINING THESE EIGHT WORDS
1. CELESTIAL 2. BESMIRCH 3. PINION 4. THROES 5. SOJOURN 6. LISSOME 7. FIRMAMENT 8. REPOSE.
MUST USE WORDS AS LISTED, NO SPECIFIC ORDER NECESSARY
MINIMUM 8 LINES MAXIMUM 24 LINES
NO EXTRA POINTS FOR FEWEST LINES
PLEASE DATE POEM NO NAMES.
I'M LOOKING FOR EMOTION! ENJOY, AND WRITE ME A BEAUTY!
Prizes
First Prize, Recognition
Second Prize, Recognition
Third Prize, Recognition
Up to eight multiple placements
ONLY 25 TOTAL PLACEMENTS THIS TIME
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.