Contest Description
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What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of one of the photos above.
Rondeau form only
A Rondeau is a form of French Poetry with 15 lines.
The Rondeau consists of 13 lines of 8 sylablles plus 2 refrains
which are 4 syllables. It has 3 stanzas with a rhyme scheme of
AABBA - AAB with refrain C - AABBA with Refrain C
The Refrain must be identical with the beginning of the 1st line.
Please check the example given in Types of Poems
1. Please Date your poem
2. Please put the number of the image you chose at the end of your poem
3. No Names
4. Please check your syllables with howmanysyllables.com
5. Do not enter a poem you entered in another contest
6. New poems only
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.