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For those who remember when school days were a respite and a way to get away from home, i.e., a refuge. For some, the best time of their lives.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended September 8, 13 entries
In Contest, Creative, Etc., Feelings, Funny, Other, Personal, Pif, Quickie, Thoughts
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A PIF for sonnets not written in iambic pentameter.
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PIF, villanelles only. I just won a Gold and am paying it forward. Prewrites allowed. NO LOVE, LOST LOVE, RELIGIOUS, OR SUICIDE POEMS.
by ecrivain01
650 points, ended August 19, 12 entries
In Contest, Creative, Etc., Feelings, Funny, Other, Personal, Pif, Quickie, Thoughts
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Tribute contest for FridayAtFive. Any style, any form. No bashing of anybody or anything. Prewrites allowed.
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Happy Birthday to Cricketjeff. Any form, but rhyme preferred.
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Prewrite contest for rhymed poems only. No theme in particular. Just looking for good poems. No love poems, no religious poems, no erotica.
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A contest for rhyme, sonnets, villanelles, and pantoums only.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended July 31, 21 entries
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People in the news. Frenchwoman wins trip to outer space. Serendipity.
Luck. Your take.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended July 28, 3 entries
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Humorous quickie, inspired by "curator sandbagged in museum" during flooding.
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Rhyming Contest for sonnets and villanelles only.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended July 15, 13 entries
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To support the rightful winners of the recent elections in Zimbabwe.
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Let's hear what you think of Hillary's iconic journey into the American consciousness.
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Harry Potter. Self-explanatory, I'd say.
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Limericks, one prompt. No rightwingers need apply.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended June 16, 7 entries
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Read this article and write a poem about what makes a true poet a poet.
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Due to so many entries in the my other contests, read this first:
The rules are there for a reason. If you can't follow them, you'd be well off going elsewhere. I will tell you the truth, and I realize some of you do
by ecrivain01
1150 points, ended June 9, 6 entries
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Prewrites only contest, no Gold or Silver trophies though. ABSOLUTELY NO SO-CALLED FRESH WRITES. If any are entered they will be dq'd immediately.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended June 6, 88 entries
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Looking for poems related to one of my favorite movies of all time, Out of Africa.
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Rhymed poems to celebrate the birthday of Robert Browning.
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China is arming for a nuclear war. Read the news from Asia. Wake up and smell the coffee.
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A contest for villanelles only. Limited to 20 entrants. Prewrites allowed, one entry per person.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended May 15, 14 entries
In Creative, Feelings, Funny, Happy, Imagery, Lotsafun, Memories, Personal, Thoughts
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Limericks. Let's have some fun. Only 5 line poems in the exact limerick format need apply.
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Tell me how you would salvage the future of America and save it from the radical right.
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Contest for those who didn't win a major trophy in the previous contest for Sonnets, Villanelles, and Pantoums. Rhyme Only, Invite Only.
by ecrivain01
950 points, ended May 7, 6 entries
In Contest, Creative, Etc., Feelings, Funny, Invite only, Other, Personal, Thoughts
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Prompt: Human Statue of Liberty, 1918, Camp Dodge, Iowa.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended April 28, 9 entries
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Mother's Day contest, only for those who really are sincere about the subject.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended April 25, 12 entries
In Contest, Creative, Happy, Imagery, Lotsa fun, Love, Memories, Mother's day, Personal
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What is the meaning of life? Give me your interpretation, in poetic form. I want good poetry, not junk.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended April 22, 9 entries
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Villanelles, sonnets and pantoums only.
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This is a tribute contest for Ron Wiseman, Lyndon, Moderator of the Winklings Groups.
by ecrivain01
2000 points, ended May 1, 21 entries
In Big points, Creative, Feelings, Funny, Happy, Imagery, Lotsafun, Memories, Personal
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Only for those who have won Gold or Silver in one or more of my contests. Rhyme preferred, but will accept free verse that is well written.
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A contest for Touchof1der, to cheer her up through some difficult times.
by ecrivain01
3350 points, ended March 4, 16 entries
In Big points, Creative, Feelings, Funny, Happy, Imagery, Lotsafun, Memories, Personal
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A contest about the dumbing down of America and what you think could be done about it.
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Humorous poems for Valentine's Day, rhyme prefered.
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The prompt is:
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
Winston Churchill
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"So, I urge you: keep going. Ignore the pundits, who think this is a horserace, not a fight for justice. My dad was a fighter. As a friend and a believer in my father’s words that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, I say to you: kee
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For John Lennon: This contest is for rhyming poems only, sonnets, villanelles, and other form poems preferred. Please watch spelling, grammar and punctuation as I am not being paid to edit your poems and would much prefer not to have to do that.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended February 4, 8 entries
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2nd Second Chance contest from Quality Poetry contest by ecrivain01
by ecrivain01
300 points, ended January 20, 5 entries
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Second Chance contest.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended January 17, 5 entries
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Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a suicide attack that also killed at least 20 others at a campaign rally, aides said. I want poems to honor a great patriot who gave her life for her country.
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Poems that you think might cheer up the soldiers out on the front lines as they await the coming of Christmas, which is happening as I type this.
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