Contest Description
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of .............
Any form is acceptable.
Pretend there's a former Portuguese flame from your past that you're longing for. I recommend checking out my poem(based on a true story) because you'll also learn what the word actually means.
Here's the link... https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/saudade_1041394
THE RULES:
The title of your poem MUST be "Saudade", if it isn't, it won't place.
NEW poems only
Free Verse poems only
No names or initials on the poem
Proofread your finished poem for spelling and grammar
Put the date and the name of sponsor at the bottom
Good Luck!:-)
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.