Contest Description
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of morning
Hello, for this contest please submit a monoku on the theme of morning. It can be either literal or methaphor, your choice. It must follow the rules of monoku, so make it one sentence of 17 syllables or less. Please check your syllables on howmanysyllables.com or the PS syllable counter. Also the title must be no more than three words. It can be less than three but not more. You do not have to use the word morning, but please keep to that theme. Please date your poem, new poems 5/28/22 and after.
You may check my example 'Buttons of Light' if you wish.
Prizes
First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Up to 10 placements
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.