Contest Description
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of ............. Doctor, Lawyer, Dentist, Barber,
Only limerick form is acceptable. 1 or 2. For this contest your lines must be in alphabetical order, abcde, you don't have to start with the letter A, but whatever letter you start with it must follow alphabetically. Your syllable counts must be uniform and in accordance with the syllable count of the form. If you do 2 stanzas the syllable counts should be the same, and should be abcde, fghij..etc
Use howmanysyllables.com
No Names, Please add the date, Have fun Soupers!!
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.