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The edge of reason

Contest Judged:  9/4/2017 10:57:00 AM
Sponsored by: John Hamilton | Send Soup Mail
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Contest Description

What to Submit?

1 original, poem on the theme of The edge of reason...
Any form is acceptable.  Wherever this prompt takes you, I was thinking along the lines of pressures and stresses taking it's toll on our faculty of reason. 10 to 40 lines only. Remember no names, put date on bottom. Write me a beauty!

PLEASE DON'T SEND IN WHATEVER YOU LIKE, I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT PUSHES YOU OVER THE EDGE, DEALING WITH SOMETHING THAT BEGINS A DOWNWARD DESCENT INTO DEPRESSION OR COMPLETELY INSANE!

Prizes

First Prize, Recognition
Second Prize, Recognition
Third Prize, Recognition
Up to eight  multiple placements

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.


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