Blank Expression
Poetry Contest
The Great Blank Verse Contest
2 stanzas, each of 10 lines (thus, 20 lines in total) / Iambic pentameter (or as close as you can manage...try!) / A total of 200 syllables expressed in two 'sets' of 100 / (poetry only, and if you needed that clarification then this is perhaps not a contest for you.)
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 64.00 member dollars. There are only 2 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 72.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Sunday, January 5, 2025.
Full Contest Listing
2 stanzas, each of 10 lines (thus, 20 lines in total) / Iambic pentameter (or as close as you can manage...try!) / A total of 200 syllables expressed in two 'sets' of 100 / (poetry only, and if you needed that clarification then this is perhaps not a contest for you.)
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 64.00 member dollars. There are only 2 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 72.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Sunday, January 5, 2025.
