I Wander The Desert Alone

Contest Judged: 10/14/2018 5:55:00 PM
Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh |

Place	PoemTitle	Poet
1	Roaming a Barren Desert	Lu Loo
1	I Wander the Desert Alone	Vijay Pandit
2	The Eternal Caravan	Abdul Malik
2	Barren Desert	Anisha Dutta
2	The Sun Is Screaming	Chris Green
2	Never On the Map of My Life	Constance La France
2	Desert Tale	Fauxcroft Wade
3	I Wander the Desert Alone	Claudia Polydoro
3	Limbo Land	Andrea Dietrich
3	The Muse In My Desert	Nisha Prince
3	Desert Wandering	Beata Agustin
4	The Barren Desert of My Life	John Gondolf
4	I Wander the Desert Alone	Sandra Haight
4	Lonesome In a Desert	Nette Onclaud
Honorable Mention	I Wander the Desert Alone	Heidi Sands

Contest Description

Pen me a 15-20 line free verse poem about wandering the desert alone. Take me on a perilous adventure using vivid imagery! Whatever time of the day you pick is up to you. Toss in a metaphor and onomatopoeia in your poem as well

These 3 words must appear in the poem in no particular order: Barren, Oasis, and Thirst

No names or initials, and submit ONLY new poems

Put the date and name of sponsor at the bottom

Failure to adhere to these rules will cost you a placement

Off you go now, Soupers!:-) Good luck!...

1 original, poem on the theme of ....I Wander The Desert Alone

Prizes

First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Twelve 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.