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Gate or Gates Poetry Contest

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Poetry Contest Deadline: Sunday, July 27, 2025
24 poems of the maximum 35 allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by: Constance La France | Send Soup Mail

Contest Description

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GATE STANDARD CONTEST

 

MULTIPLE PLACEMENTS. NO AI OR PLAGIARISM.

Write a NEW poem on the theme of a gate or gates

Poem is 10  or more lines

Title is 4 words including the word gate

Use the following six words in your poem

DO NOT CHANGE THE WORDS BELOW USE EXACTLY AS SHOWN 

IN ANY ORDER

1.  ghostly

2.  gossamer

3.  grave

4.  godforsaken

5.  grief-stricken

6.  groaning

Highlight the words above

with Italics, Capitalized, Bolded, or any other way 

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Note from Sponsor:

No double spacing, no all capitalized, no all bolded, no details on bottom. No empty white space, Check spelling, grammar, rhyming patterns, syllable counts. Add images, videos, audios and quotes, if yours add by poet, if not identify writer. Will do a congratulations blog when contest finalized...

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