What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of .............
SHOOTING BLANK VERSE
Please submit one poem – a theme of your choosing -
written in BLANK VERSE / IAMBIC PENTAMETER / 12 to 20 lines
BLANK VERSE - A type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter, but no rhyme. In English, the meter most commonly used with blank verse has been iambic pentameter. The iambic pentameter form often resembles the rhythms of speech. Verse that does not employ a rhyme scheme. Blank verse, however, is not the same as free verse because it employs a meter e.g. Paradise Lost by John Milton which is written in iambic pentameters.
I will be looking for flow and continuity within the verse.
Wander outside the box as I love those “gottcha” lines and phrases and “interesting” treatment of the usual and unusual.
//I recently posted one so if you care to take a peek it is titled … “Death – Take Thy Dagger”//
Good luck, any questions Soupmail me and I’ll see if I can help.
No names - I would prefer NEW poems - dated
Prizes
CEREBRAL STIMULATION AWARDS TO ALL WHO ENTER
10 PLACEMENTS PER CONTEST REQUIREMENTS
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.