A Sonnet
Poetry Contest
Write a fourteen-line rhyming poem that sings. A Sonnet
You can choice the type Petrarchan, Shakespearean (English), Spenserian, Miltonic or Modern. Or be creative.
The requirement:
1) A 14-line rhyming poem.
2) A set rhyming pattern
3) A set metering/syllable count.
4) Any single subject.
See Poetry Dance and other websites for great examples.
In your author notes, please identify your rhyming pattern and what metering you used. (Note: the metering pattern does not need to be the same for every line) See modern sonnets for examples such as Maya Angelou's Harlem Hopscotch
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 55.00 member dollars. There are 7 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 5 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Tuesday, January 25, 2022.
Full Contest Listing
You can choice the type Petrarchan, Shakespearean (English), Spenserian, Miltonic or Modern. Or be creative.
The requirement:
1) A 14-line rhyming poem.
2) A set rhyming pattern
3) A set metering/syllable count.
4) Any single subject.
See Poetry Dance and other websites for great examples.
In your author notes, please identify your rhyming pattern and what metering you used. (Note: the metering pattern does not need to be the same for every line) See modern sonnets for examples such as Maya Angelou's Harlem Hopscotch
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 55.00 member dollars. There are 7 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 5 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Tuesday, January 25, 2022.
