What to Submit?
To enter this contest and win a signed copy of one of my books, you need but submit a new poem on any theme you choose, using the “Jueju-Qijue Format"
Post it as a “Jueju”
Jueju-Qijue
Jueju poems are always quatrains, or, more specifically, (a matched pair of couplets,) (AABB), with each line consisting of five or seven syllables. The five-syllable form is called wujue, and the seven-syllable form qijue.
Write four to six stanzas, with seven syllables per line, with an (AABB) rhyme scheme.
An example of this style of poetry can be found at:
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/quiet_1536580
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/what_faith_implies_1159359
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/spring_draws_nigh_1238309
Please read the rules carefully!
Unfortunately, so many good poems had to be disqualified in my last contest!
All submitted poems must use the following:
https://www.poetrysoup.com/grammar/grammar-check.aspx
https://www.rhymezone.com/
https://www.howmanysyllables.com
when checking for grammar, rhymes, or syllable counts ...no other programs will be acceptable.
Rules:
1) Date Your Poem! New Poems Only, submitted on or after April 1, 2023.
2) Place the contest (Name and Sponsor) at the bottom.
3) Do Not Put Your Name on the Poem!
4) True rhymes only, no near rhymes
5) Be True To The Form you choose
6) Only submit poems relative to this contest; all others will not be read.
Prizes:
First Prize.......... A signed copy of one of my books!
Second Prize..... Podium Position
Third Prize......... Podium Position
Forth to the tenth prize... Glory.