Lunatika for American Poetry
Poetry Contest
The topic for this poetry contest is: Lunatika, 3/5/3/5/5.
Lunatika is an American Tanka. It is a tighter form of the traditional Japanese styled poem, which allows for short poetic narratives to be written. The Lunatika Poem can be written about any person, place or thing. It can be rhymed or unrhymed. Centered or aligned. Punctuation is optional. Artwork optional. It is 21-syllables... No more. No less. The syllable count per line is as follows: 3/5/3/5/5.
Creative approaches are most welcomed. Here's an example of the poetic style:
Lunatika about McDonald's
Written by Sunnilicious
Scrawny tree
shines in the sunlight:
It's a sign...
The golden arches -
A nice, yummy, treat!
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool of 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, June 21, 2014.
Full Contest Listing
Lunatika is an American Tanka. It is a tighter form of the traditional Japanese styled poem, which allows for short poetic narratives to be written. The Lunatika Poem can be written about any person, place or thing. It can be rhymed or unrhymed. Centered or aligned. Punctuation is optional. Artwork optional. It is 21-syllables... No more. No less. The syllable count per line is as follows: 3/5/3/5/5.
Creative approaches are most welcomed. Here's an example of the poetic style:
Lunatika about McDonald's
Written by Sunnilicious
Scrawny tree
shines in the sunlight:
It's a sign...
The golden arches -
A nice, yummy, treat!
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool of 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, June 21, 2014.
