Contest Description
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of ........a place you may live, visited or want to visit. I keep thinking of Chicago by Carl Sandburg ..... Entries will be judged on poetic imagery, meter and use of figurative language. This is just an excerpt from his poem there's much more. 8 lines minimum to 24 max. You may also refer to my meager attempt called Pennsylvania. Free verse or rhyme.
Chicago
Hog Butcher for the World,
Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;
Stormy, husky, brawling,
City of the Big Shoulders:
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.