What to Submit?

1 original, poem on the theme of .............
The only acceptable form is acrostic.

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"Lickety split", meaning fast or quickly, apparently arose in the 1830s and 1840s

l ong ago

i n

c anada

k ids

e verywhere

t ossed

y o-yo's

S ince then

P arents

L ost

I nterest

T hey would rather play Xbots.

*You can make as many or as few words in a line as needed.

Prizes

First Prize, Free editing of the verse of their choice & assistance in recommending where to submit for publication. [I can not guarantee publication]

Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory

Fourth-Tenth, Glory
 

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.