Contest Description
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of ANYTHING
ONLY FREE VERSE form is acceptable. FREE VERSE IS NOT NARRATIVE, PROSE, IT IS POETIC NOT COMMON SPEAK. ANY PROSE OR COMMON SPEAK WILL NOT BE READ OR PLACED SO DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT FREE VERSE IS LOOK IT UP!
MINIMUM 10 LINES MAXIMUM 40 LINES
YOU MUST USE THESE EIGHT WORDS IN ANY ORDER.
PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD USE IT AS WRITTEN.
1. OBTUSE 2.INDIGENT 3.EGREGIOUS 4. DELIRIUM 5.DELICATE
6. CONSECRATE 7.MEDIATE 8. AWAKENING
LOOKING FORWARD TO EXCELLENCE, NOW WRITE ME A BEAUTY!
NOTE: EMOTIONAL POEMS WILL PLACE HIGHER, INTELLECTUAL POEMS THAT DO NOT MOVE ME WILL PLACE LOWER!
Prizes
First Prize,
Second Prize,
Third Prize,
UP TO 8 MULTIPLE PLACEMENTS TO A TOTAL OF 25
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.