A footle is a 2 line, 2 syllable poem with an integral title suitable for light, witty, pertinent, topical verse. I absolutely adore the fabulous fun footle form, which was devised by Brian Strand and have written many poems in this style (although many of my poems have one title and a continuous theme)
Please write a MINIMUM of five footles. I am looking for great humour and perfect rhyme and please check with ‘how many syllables’ that your syllable count is accurate.
You can write a minimum of five individual footles each with a witty integral title OR a string of footles which have a continuous theme and one title.
These are some examples of the sort of footle poems I am looking for
SPOILT BRAT FOOTLES by Jan Allison
‘Princess’
in mess
Flicks hair -
Beware
Bad mood
Is rude
She whines
At times
She pouts
And shouts
Mummy …
DUMMY!!!!!!!!!!
Stamps feet
Retreat!
Can clout –
Watch out!
Prissy
Missy
Spoilt brat –
Hate that!
Footling Around In the Kitchen by Andrea Dietrich
Adventurous Asparagus
Edgy
Veggie
All over the Stove
Splatter
Matter
Don’t let Pa Find This
Risky
Whisky
Brother Got the Kraft Macaroni He Wanted
Dinner
Winner
The Hostess Treat that Hid in the Pantry Corner
Stinky
Twinky
Oops! Leftovers Two Weeks old
Fateful
Plateful
RULES
1 Title must be Fabulous Fun Footles but please add your own witty title or titles
2 New poems only which must be dated from 19th March
3 No names
4 No moaning about placements
5 Check the syllable count and rhyme is accurate
JUST HAVE FUN WRITING
PLEASE MAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES
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.