Contest Description
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of .............
This contest is based on my new form type => Infill with Attitude in which the words of the poem are infilled into a silhouette whose shape strengthens the poem's subject and becomes part of its metaphor. It can be a square, pyramid, hourglass, an animal or an abstract shape. Wide symmetrical shapes are best for legibility. Choose an intriguing title, a clear, recognizable shape, that is quite smooth and well crafted. Write a poem that shows rather than tells, allowing the title, the silhouette, and the poem to work together. It is essentially prose or a narrative - lets call it Other. Entries will be judged 20% for the title, 30% for the effectiveness and clarity of the silhouette, and 50% for the poem itself. Short lines generally produce the most legible shapes. Rhyme is optional, unless the poem is voiced. 50-250 words works best. Choose short powerful words that prompt 'clangs' in the readers. See the blog for more information about the form => https://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry/blogs/infill_with_attitude-45216
Prizes
First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Multiple placings for first, second and third.
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.