New Species 5-7-5
Poetry Contest
Share a picture of a new species (you may use AI) and write a 5-7-5 about it. All syllable-compliant approaches and content are welcome.
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables
In the event of a dispute regarding syllable counts, ChatGPT shall be considered the default standard, and contestants may submit dictionary or linguistic analysis defending their syllable count assertions. Both mainstream US and British pronunciations will be considered valid.
You will have an opportunity to enter the species from this contest into a later prose contest.
The source of your image should be cited either in the author notes or with a visible watermark on the image. Do not include any other information in your author notes. Again, reserve the use of author notes for image citations only.
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables
In the event of a dispute regarding syllable counts, ChatGPT shall be considered the default standard, and contestants may submit dictionary or linguistic analysis defending their syllable count assertions. Both mainstream US and British pronunciations will be considered valid.
You will have an opportunity to enter the species from this contest into a later prose contest.
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 140.00 member dollars. There are 4 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 180.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Friday, April 11, 2025.
