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Your City

Contest Judged:  4/23/2026 7:48:00 PM
Sponsored by: Christopher Delegans | Send Soup Mail
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Contest Description

What to Submit?

One original, poem on the theme of the city you are from, proud to live in or associate yourself wih. Fun twist, you can make this about a city from a movie, book or anything made up. So it can be a real city, or make believe.

Please ensure your entries are 25 lines maximum. 

Any form is acceptable.

Prizes

First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Seven 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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