Okay folks, here it is. I'm posting early because I want to give everyone a little time to work on thier entry.
The contest is a "Love Sonnet" contest, inspired by the amount of interest shown in the "what is a sonnet" thread. For the sake of this contest, I'm adding a few rules...easy rules, to ensure a level playing field.
1. The sonnet must be 14 lines only. No more, no less.
2. It does not have to rhyme.
3. The subject must be about love.
4. It would be nice if everyone who enters also casts votes.
5. Contest is open to all.
6. One poem per contestant.
7. PM your entry to me
That's it.
Deadline: February 1st. At that point, I will post the poems, anonymously, for everyone to vote on. The winners will be announced on Valentine's Day. I've dug deep for this one. I have three prizes (I'm accepting others, too). The winner gets first choice, second gets next, and so on.
Prize Closet:
The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry
100 Best Love Poems of All Time
The Poetry Home Repair Manual
The Poetry Speaks boxed calendar <---NEW PRIZE
All of these prizes shipped to you from Amazon.com
Vibrating Moonlight by our own JST5150 (thanks, Jason)
Stephen Fry's The Ode Less Traveled (thanks, Rob)
writer??? has contribute a winner's banner, similar to the snazzy banner in my sig line. The winner of the contest gets to announce his or her skill to the AW world...and why not? Thanks to writer??? for the additional incentive. Get writing.
The contest is a "Love Sonnet" contest, inspired by the amount of interest shown in the "what is a sonnet" thread. For the sake of this contest, I'm adding a few rules...easy rules, to ensure a level playing field.
1. The sonnet must be 14 lines only. No more, no less.
2. It does not have to rhyme.
3. The subject must be about love.
4. It would be nice if everyone who enters also casts votes.
5. Contest is open to all.
6. One poem per contestant.
7. PM your entry to me
That's it.
Deadline: February 1st. At that point, I will post the poems, anonymously, for everyone to vote on. The winners will be announced on Valentine's Day. I've dug deep for this one. I have three prizes (I'm accepting others, too). The winner gets first choice, second gets next, and so on.
Prize Closet:
The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry
100 Best Love Poems of All Time
The Poetry Home Repair Manual
The Poetry Speaks boxed calendar <---NEW PRIZE
All of these prizes shipped to you from Amazon.com
Vibrating Moonlight by our own JST5150 (thanks, Jason)
Stephen Fry's The Ode Less Traveled (thanks, Rob)
writer??? has contribute a winner's banner, similar to the snazzy banner in my sig line. The winner of the contest gets to announce his or her skill to the AW world...and why not? Thanks to writer??? for the additional incentive. Get writing.
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