This year the Sixth Annual Political Poet Poetry Competition will be in Honor of Edgar
Allan Poe (1809 – 1849).
April is National Poetry Month, and The Political Poet is
having a poetry competition in honor of one of the most respected American writers and poets of all time, Edgar Allan Poe.
"All we see and all we seem is but a dream within a dream." - Edgar
Allan Poe
The competition is free, no entry fee, but limited to
three poems per person. Poems of any length, style, form, structured or free
verse. Your poem(s) must be in English. Any subject matter is acceptable, but
anything deemed derogatory to anyone due to race, religion or sexual preference
will be removed. By submitting to this competition, poets are verifying they
are your poems your original work, and you must not assign or license to any
other party any copyrights or other rights in your poems. Poems should not
contain material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, pornographic,
harassing, threatening, harmful, and invasive of privacy or publicity rights,
abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable. In other words, your poems
must be suitable to be posted on an unrestricted web site that minors access.
Contest open to individual persons who are 18 or older as of the time of their initial entry. Current and former employees, contractors, directors, and officers of The Political Poet, or Dark Butterfly Publications, their immediate family members (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and those living in the same domicile therewith are ineligible. Sorry, contest is open to United States residents only. Poets living outside the USA can submit poems for posting consideration, but they are ineligible for prizes. Minors under the age of 18 can now submit poems to the competition, but all entries must follow previously posted guidelines and be accompanied with a signed statement granting permission from one of the minor’s parents or legal guardians. Prizes won by a minor will be shipped to the parent or legal guardian.
Contest open to individual persons who are 18 or older as of the time of their initial entry. Current and former employees, contractors, directors, and officers of The Political Poet, or Dark Butterfly Publications, their immediate family members (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and those living in the same domicile therewith are ineligible. Sorry, contest is open to United States residents only. Poets living outside the USA can submit poems for posting consideration, but they are ineligible for prizes. Minors under the age of 18 can now submit poems to the competition, but all entries must follow previously posted guidelines and be accompanied with a signed statement granting permission from one of the minor’s parents or legal guardians. Prizes won by a minor will be shipped to the parent or legal guardian.
Amateur category is returning this year. If you are not a
previously published poet then your entries qualify for the amateur category to
encourage new poets and students. Your entries will still be considered for the
regular competition, but only unpublished poets qualify for the new prize.
Please notate your entry as AMATEUR POET for this additional consideration. The
Political Poet defines published poet as anyone previously paid for their
poetry, sold chapbooks or won monetary prizes in competitions where their work
is then featured. If in doubt, ask for a ruling by email stating your question
to poeplace@aol.com in the
subject line state POETRY CONTEST QUESTION.
Email submissions to poeplace@aol.com and put THE POLITICAL POET COMPETITION in the subject line, or send submissions by regular mail to The Political Poet, PO Box 90, Falmouth, KY 41040.
Include your name, address, email, and phone (optional) with your submission(s). Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2015. Finalists will be notified by April 7, 2015 and their names posted on The Political Poet blog along with honorable mentions.
The four prize winning poems will be posted on The Political Poet web page throughout April, 2015.
Prizes
1st place gets $50.00
2nd place gets $25.00
3rd place gets $15.00
1st place Amateur category gets $25.00
Email submissions to poeplace@aol.com and put THE POLITICAL POET COMPETITION in the subject line, or send submissions by regular mail to The Political Poet, PO Box 90, Falmouth, KY 41040.
Include your name, address, email, and phone (optional) with your submission(s). Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2015. Finalists will be notified by April 7, 2015 and their names posted on The Political Poet blog along with honorable mentions.
The four prize winning poems will be posted on The Political Poet web page throughout April, 2015.
Prizes
1st place gets $50.00
2nd place gets $25.00
3rd place gets $15.00
1st place Amateur category gets $25.00
Any Honorable Mentions will be posted and receive a
certificate.
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