Contest Description
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Please do not enter AI generated poetry or poetry that has been worded in any way by AI.
What to Submit?
Write a new poem using what you see in the painting Undergrowth with Two Figures by Van Gogh, more information available at https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/undergrowth-with-two-figures-vincent-van-gogh-dutch-b-1853-d-1890/PgGaehoXTiERQQ?hl=en&avm=4
Not too long but no specific line length limit.
Ensure you have a strong first line.
Anything that isn’t related to the prompt need not be entered as it won’t place. Make this stylistically in your own poetic voice. The title needs to be Undergrowth with Two Figures - Van Gogh
Any form or free verse is acceptable (I will not be scoring the detail of the technicality of a form, just the lasting impression the poem makes.)
Prizes
First Prize, Teeny Tiny Virtual Trophy
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize - Glory (up to 10 placements)
Preparing Your Entry
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read.
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 placed in one of my previous contests.