Contest Description
What to Submit?
1 original, New poem on one of the photos below using the Essence Form.
The Essence, created by Emily Romano is a short, structured form of two-lines, six syllables each with an end rhyme and internal rhyme. The internal rhyme is across 2 lines.
. 3 stanzas of 2 lines each, 6 lines total
. 6 syllables per line
. Put the number of the image at the bottom of your poem.
. Check rhymes with rhymezone.com
. Check syllables with PS syllable counter
. No Names, Date Your Poem
. Soupmail me if you have any questions
EXAMPLE
Skies ablaze, day is done
Dying rays, setting sun
Embers sink into the sea
One last wink, let it be
Light will fade, darkness shrouds
Flight of birds above clouds
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Prizes
Multiple Placements
Preparing Your Entry
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read.
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.