Use These Words
Poetry Contest
Write a rimed, metered poem that uses at least 13 of the following 26 words exactly as they are written. If you wish to change the tense or other form of a word you may do so, BUT it takes two changed words to equal one unchanged (i.e. 12 unchanged words and two changed words meets the 13 word requirement). Choose your own topic, any length.
ally
bill
common
drum
evader
ferocious
guild
horses
intolerable
jack
kettle
law
mercenary
native
owe
party
quarter
rum
slave
tax
usher
valid
wealth
any word that begins with 'x'
yield
any word that begins with 'z'
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 80.00 member dollars. There are 10 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 180.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 5 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, January 31, 2009.
Full Contest Listing
ally
bill
common
drum
evader
ferocious
guild
horses
intolerable
jack
kettle
law
mercenary
native
owe
party
quarter
rum
slave
tax
usher
valid
wealth
any word that begins with 'x'
yield
any word that begins with 'z'
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 80.00 member dollars. There are 10 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 180.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 5 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, January 31, 2009.
