ADD THE THEME CHOSEN AT BOTTOM OF POEM
CHECK YOUR POEM FOR EMPTY WHITE SPACE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF YOUR POEM, SEVERAL ENTERED HAVE WHITE SPACE
Judging will be on August 1/22
Enteries accepted until midnight July 31/22
THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE PLACEMENTS.
NO NAMES ON POEMS
NO SEXUAL POEMS AND NO NASTY POEMS, PLEASE
PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS.
What to Submit?
A NEW Q Form poem on the theme of 3 options .............
life or death or nature, pick one only
Title is 1-6 words only *
Date written, contest, sponsor and *theme noted at bottom of poem
Optional quote (on top), if yours put by poet, if not yours note writer
Opional images, videos and audios
Q Forms ... 3 options to select, pick ony only
1. Quatrain 4 line stanzas abab, cdcd etc x4, 10 syllable lines
2. Quintain(English)ababb, etc x3 verses, 10 syllable lines
3. Quatorzain, abab, cdcd etc etc x1 for 14 lines, 10 syllable lines, Quatorzian is similair to a Sonnet.
You can find these forms described on Types of Forms on this site.
Can be centered or not
Single space poem
Rhyming is true or near, verified on RhymeZone
Syllables will be verified on HowManySyllables but I will make a determination regarding the syllables also, as HMS is not perfect.
Check grammar, spelling, you can use PS Grammar Checker to verify
PRESENTATION (no white space on top or bottom, looks appealing