The rebel Poetry Contest

What to Submit?

1 original, poem on the theme of 

The rebel

Line of inquiry:

“Neither desire nor aversion 

Meditation our immersion

Conditioned beliefs discarded

Hymns we hum are our own version”

New poems, exploring the line of inquiry. Take it wherever you like as it resonates in your heart but please be sincere. Please keep the contest title as the poem title, any poem length over 10 lines but no more than 30.

Note: No AI please. 

Any form is acceptable.

Prizes

First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Several 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.

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