Contest Description
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of ............."A Leaf in the Woods"
must be a Shakespearean sonnet form, which is a rhyme scheme of ababcdcdefefgg and done in perfect iambic pentameter--close will count only if it's an extra syllable for affect (rarely) I would like a volta preferably in the 9th or tenth line or in the final couplet as the bard used to do--look it up - I don't hold hands, but will offer help through soup mail---I'll figure out imposters via AI!---Try to make it somewhat of a personification but don't make it cliche or Hallmarkish PLEASE. I will write one to the prompt - just not now - do it on your own......Anyone that writes anything about syllables will be eliminated---syllables do NOT matter -- meter does!!!!!!---No centering - No double spacing - no special fonts
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.