Today I am celebrating my First Anniversary here on AP.This place has been wonderful and a great learning experience.I could realize my mistakes and could learn the intricacies of poetry after I joined AP.And I am still learning and will continue learning.
To celebrate my first year on AP I have thrown a big contest which will keep getting bigger and better as I receive more entries...
I am giving you ten prompts and you can select one of them and submit your poem.Kindly include the option in your author notes.
1) Jesus
a)Refer to the scriptures and write me a poem about a biblical passage
b )Write me your testimony in the form of a poem
2) Love
a)What you think of love?
b ) Your dedication to your husband,wife,lover,son,daughter,mother,father,grandparents,friend,teacher or even your dog.
c)Lost love
d)Love regained or all about reconciliation with your ex
3) Form Poetry
Any form of poetry other than free verse and traditional form of rhyming.Forms invented by you are also welcome.
For this option kindly write a few lines about the form you used in your author notes.
4) Your best pre write not carrying a trophy.In your author notes do tell me as to why you love this poem.
5) A poem you have written and hate the most,but that which dooesn't have a trophy.In your author notes do tell me as to why you hate this poem.
6) Anything for me and about me.I am looking forward to this one 
7) Poems about social issues like terrorism,war or global warming
8) Your experience on AP,good or bad,anything goes.
9) Song prompts
Give me anything inspired by the following bands or artists
a)Evanescence
b ) Boyzone
c)Westlife
d)No Mercy
e)Aerosmith
f)Whitney Houston
g)Bon Jovi
h)Shania Twain
i)Richard Marx
j)Hillsong
For this option kindly include the name of the band or artist and the song you selected in your author notes
10) People on my Favorites list can enter their favourite prewrite but that which doesn't have a trophy
Now for the rules:-
1)No chat speak
2))No emo,cutting,gore or halloween
3)If entering adult content,mark it appropriately
4)Keep the backgrounds and font colours simple
5)For those who entered in my previous contests,kindly enter new poems and not the old ones
6)Nothing over 75 lines and nothing less than 5 lines
7)Do not give me poems that have won trophies
8)Even though I have said thi before I am repeating it again,include th option number in the author notes.
Break any of the above rules and your entry will be deleted...
Thanking AP and all the beautiful people out here who helped me improve my poetry skills.Looking forward to many more beautiful years here.
Thanks and Good luck


Enter this contest
- This is an anonymous contest - your name will be hidden from editors
- Closes in 4 days, or after 233 more entries
- One entry per person, newer submissions replace old ones
- Rewards - Gold: 1000, Silver: 600, Bronze: 400, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Enter a pre-written poem
- Enter a new poem
Entries [17]
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What is heaven?
A child asked me onceby Perennial Plague 29 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 29 12:07 AM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
closer
Go away go away......my erstwhile dear.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Landed at Sanfrancisco without delay,
in thirty minutes I was in San Jose,• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Magnificent sky, bright
Cosmic theater, mammoth prologue• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite -
In wind air reigns,
never reigns in stillness.• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Power
unlimitedby Kathleen a Nazarene 14 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 7 4:38 PM. In Rictameter, Spiritual, Inspirational, Message• Not viewed by judge. -
The weakest seconds of my life
started rhyming with my heart beatby Why so serious 20 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 6 8:01 AM• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Lured by a kiss,
approaching bless.• Not viewed by judge. -
He had deep pockets
full of "stuff"by Topnotchsy 32 lines, 44 comments, on Apr 6 11:29 AM. In noguest• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite -
In the hell of a life oh human being
what cheer are you looking for?by Freelance writer 53 lines, 17 comments, on Jul 8 2:39 AM• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite -
The first thing they noticed was the crowd around Him
Chanting for Him to sufferby AussieQueen94 34 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 9 11:19 AM. In Spiritual• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Whispering sweetly
the poetry of hand on cheekby SweetDecadence 12 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 29 10:11 AM• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite -
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