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The Swords Speak

Contest Judged:  2/7/2017 1:04:00 AM
Sponsored by: Julia Ward | Send Soup Mail
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Contest Description

Back in the eighteenth century, the swords of the Polish Legion Supporting Lombardy were inscribed with an Italian phrase, translated as

Free people are brothers

 

What to Submit?

Please think about THE QUOTE and compose a poem about it, not restricting yourself to any particular period in history or the present time unless you wish to.

Any form is acceptable except "I do not know", which isn't a form, anyway.

Prizes

First - Tenth Prize - Glory

My example is "Free People", dated 1/10/2017.

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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