N O T E of I N T E R E S T:
Please submit ONE of either of the two contest below:
Thanks to fellow soupers suggestion via blogs and or soupmail.
What to Submit?
(1) O L D Nursery Rhyme original, accepting only RHYME FORM, that CONVEYS A DARK STORY; the date to be, Jan 04, 2024, and thereafter, the title should be the nursery rhyme and the theme is of your choosing.
DARK Nursery Rhyme; will take on a HAIBUN-like Format; (MEANING) as you expound on your chosen nursery rhyme, exposing the underlying dark side of it, that will represent the upper part of the Haibun A - N - D the actual nursery rhyme will follow as would a Haiku in a Haibun. [UPDATE: 02/13/24 UNAWARE SIMPLE SIMON WAS NOT WOKING: I T ' S O K A Y N O W]
(1) NEW original, accepting only RHYME FORM, that CONVEYS A STORY; the date to be, Jan 04, 2024, and thereafter, the title (need not be rhymed) and the theme is of your choosing.
Eye Rhyme; The rhyming scheme of EVERY individual word (Italics) or phrase (Italics) must be encountered with a subsequent rhyming scheme of individual word (Bold) or phrase (Bold). An individual word (Italics); A, countered by an individual word (Bold); A, and a phrase (Italics); AAA..., countered by a phrase (Bold); AAA.... The following poem is WHAT'S intended, and NOT in its varied poetic formats LEST YOU CHOOSE IT TO BE SO. Incorporating Italics and Bold may be beneficial.
First Prize, trophy
Second to tenth, Glory
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.