*PLEASE READ CONTEST DESCRIPTIONS THOROUGHLY BEFORE ENTERING. THANK YOU.*
1. What Nectar Is To A Bee
2. Do With This What You Will
3. Here So Nobody Sees Me Cry
4. A Most Distant Sun
(Please keep the title as is. Thank you.)
Multiple placements.
Choose any form.
I'm looking for striking imagery, metaphors, and depth. Feel free to format your poem, however you desire, as long as you stay faithful to the form. Nothing political!
Your poem must be NEW, starting from today's date.
No AI-generated poems! I'll be checking each submission.
No names at the bottom of your poem.
No profanity in your poem whatsoever.
No double-spacing
No bolding of the entire poem
Please check grammar and spelling.
As per new Poetrysoup rules: Put poem date, contest title and name of sponsor in the poet's notes section, not in the text area.
Please adhere to the new rules, if your intention is to place!
If you have any questions about this contest. feel free to soupmail me.
Now go write me a beauty!:-)
Good luck everyone!
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of .............
Any form is acceptable.
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.