Poem games competition

Monthly poem challenges offer fun competition throughout the year and are judged by you, the poets! Each month we will post a new challenge asking you to write and submit a poem based on a theme or style of poetry. Also, read the guidelines for poetry rating to get an idea of what our judges look for in a winning poem!

The National Amateur Poetry Competition is now accepting entries for our next contest. We encourage new and previously unpublished poets to participate. Visit the link below to find 15 fantastic song and poem pairings. Then, challenge your students to make their own pairings and explain the reasoning. Learn more: The Literary Maven. Experiment with that idea by having kids read poems out loud in a variety of ways.

How does it change the experience when you read a sad poem in a silly voice or a funny poem in a scared voice? Learn more: The Classroom Nook. A poetry discussion can be hard going for kids at first.

Use this free printable spinner to give them conversation starters or to help them choose a topic for further exploration. This is easily one of the most popular poetry games and for good reason. Colors are so easy to relate to and evoke lots of feelings and memories.

Paint chip poetry works for every age group, too, and makes for a neat classroom display. Learn more: Fabulous in Fifth. Feeling a little guilty about furtively stuffing paint chips in your pocket at the store? These printable paint chip poetry games are here to help. They include multiple ways to use paint chips for poetic inspiration too! Learn more: Building Book Love. Nursery rhyme poems were just made to be acted out! Learn more: All Kids Network.

Acrostics are simple enough for beginning poets, but even Edgar Allan Poe used this style to create beautiful works. Writing one is almost like putting together a puzzle!

Rhyming poetry games are a lot of fun, and this one starts with some DIY dominoes made from sentence strips. This is a clever way to help kids find rhymes for writing their own poems. Learn more: No Time for Flashcards. Have them write and illustrate their own ice cream poems, with a focus on alliteration and other literary devices. Learn more: Creative Curriculum. Haiku poems with their standard syllable structure are fun to write.

So this haiku helping hand is a perfect tool for kids. Have kids trace their own hand and write a haiku on it, too. Learn more: The Techie Teacher. Elementary kids will love hearing the story of Doug, a dog looking for his forever home, in Dogku by Andrew Clements. As you might guess, the tale is told entirely in haikus. Learn more: Teaching Fourth. These are so cool! Thanks for your response. The countries listed on the website are just where the competitions are based.

Most are open for international submissions. I just list the country as many writers like to know what global market they are submitting to. Your students may enjoy my writing challenges. I accept entries from anywhere and every story received is published. Kris P Could you send me a link of a competition Chris Fielden Hi Kris. There are loads of competitions listed on this page, some of which are free to enter and some of which offer decent prizes. Please have a look through them and see which appeals to you the most Could you please let me know if this is a reputable publisher?

Thank you! Chris Fielden Hi Cora. Congratulations - that's great news! I'm not familiar with this publication, so I don't know I'm afraid. Please let me know how you get on Yvonne M Thanks so much, Chris. Your work on our behalf is very much appreciated. Michael E Hi. It was published in a poetry book also I dont remember the name though.

Could you please help me find it? Ty, Michael. Chris Fielden Hi Michael. If you don't know the name of the contest or your poem, then I'm afraid it's unlikely you'll be able to find it.

You could try doing a Google search for your name and see if that brings anything up? If you remember the year that you won, you could try searching for that alongside your name and words like 'poem' and 'poetry contest'.

Just a thought Chris Fielden PS - Michael, having done a search I found a page on the Sixfold website , a journal that publishes poetry and short stories. Is this what you were looking for? Vusumuzi Casey G Hello. I'm a poet in Swaziland Eswatini and I wish to enter into a competition, but since my country does not have contests and is not featured here I'm not exactly sure if I'm eligible. Can I enter? I list the country the contests are based in so writers know which global markets they are submitting to.

Most of the competitions listed accept submissions from writers living anywhere in the world. That said, some do have limitations. You will have to read the submission guidelines for each contest to see if you are eligible, but you will find you can enter most of them.

Katie M Thank you so much for compiling this information! I am rather new to this and was wondering if there was any etiquette about entering multiple competitions? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks again. Chris Fielden Hi Katie. No problem, glad you're finding the lists helpful. Many competitions forbid simultaneous submissions, but an ever-increasing number are accepting them. Kiki W Hello. I was wondering, can I enter more than one competition with the same poem in the same period of time? Chris Fielden Hi Kiki. It depends on the competition or poetry publication you are submitting to. Some accept simultaneous submissions, some don't.

I'm afraid you will have to do some research on whichever comps you wish to enter. Most publications state that kind of thing in their submission guidelines or terms and conditions. I would add that an increasing amount of publications now seem to be accepting simultaneous submissions, so it's a lot more common than it used to be, which is good for us writers Kolongs V Good work per se But for those poetry contests with an entry fee, how does one go about the payment if one is not living in the organizing country?

It's good they simplify everything. Chris Fielden Thanks for your message. They deal with currency conversions, allowing the writer to pay in their native currency using credit card, debit card etc.

So in most cases, payment is simple no matter where you live Aravindan SS Hi. Please note I write English poetry and want to participate in competitions which do not have any entry fee. In the above list of poetry competitions, where the entry fee is free, when I happen to browse in such fee free competitions, there is fee. So the above above table of competitions is incorrect with regards to entry fee. Please update the list of competitions whose entry fee is really free.

Awaiting for your update. This page is overhauled once a year, in January, but some of the details do go out of date over time. Please can you let me know which competition you clicked on that is marked as free incorrectly? I will then update the listing accordingly. Many thanks. Aravindan SS Dear Chris, thanks for your reply. It will take much time to get the list of free competitions which actually charge fees on their websites.

It would be better if you can get a sign off from those who conduct such competitions about fees. Chris Fielden Hi Aravindan. Aravindan SS Hi Chris. If I find time I will check those and will let you know on this. Thanks for your support. Chris Fielden No problem. Lizzie S This is amazing. Thanks for collecting the info and constantly updating. Chris Fielden No problem, Lizzie. Glad it's useful Emmanuel KA My twelve years old boy is a creative writer.

Will you permit him to submit his work in order to take part in this content? The competitions listed on my poetry comps page all have different rules and submission guidelines, so you would have to check each competition website. If you are looking for competitions for you son, my young writers competition list is probably the best one to look at because all the contests are aimed at children and young adults.

Your son could also submit to my Amazing Young Writers Challenge , which aimed at children and young adults in fulltime education. I hope that's of interest and wish your son all the very best with his writing and submissions :. Ndubuisi K The site has been helpful. Just can't wait to get involved in some of these competitions. Chris Fielden Glad to hear the site has been helpful, Ndubuisi. I wish you the best of luck with your submissions Christopher Fielden and all the other contributing authors published via this website have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act to be identified as the authors of these works.

Writing Advice:. Are Writing Competition Prizes Taxable? Do You Overuse Exclamation Marks?! What is Plagiarism? Whose Verse Lacks Worth I Compete With I'm A Bit When It Comes To When They're Treading The Boards Kind of Like An X Factor Wannabee Rappers As For The Gun Clappers When I Utilise Fa' SURE Spirit Levels In Being Given Is How I Scores With I Mean To Make A Powers That Be Than Being To Fighting For I was never one to believe that an artists' work should be something to be placed in competitions.

People either like what you do or they don't Voting on art is Hardly Ever, Objective RLP Aug Your words; Your competition. These poems that you write Their words exaggerate. They notice every detail They all collaborate. They turn a fine reality To this stirring nightmare.

The thoughts in your head They become your puppeteer. It's your own fault, Riley. Why, darling can't you see? You chose to play this game. Can't back down and cannot flee. You caused this endless mess You chose to start this race. Your words; your competition And they're picking up the pace. Leaping, running, crawling You're shrinking with each step.

These words are your creation But they're beating you instead. They suffocate your hope They drown your self belief They choke your happiness And they won't give you relief Its as if this fine reality Has taken a new shape Has snatched you from your life Now you're trapped with no escape.

You havent noticed until now But your world of hopes and dreams, Good thoughts and happy humming; You are tearing at the seams. Your words; your competition This race is almost won. Your words; your competition Now the competition's done. Kat Apr Everyone enjoys a good competition. If they say otherwise it would be a lie. They can say that they don't like to compete But they enjoy watching.

They have races and competitions everywhere. Everything in life seems to be a competition. In school it's: Who has better grades? Who's better at sports?

Who can do this better? Who can do that the best? In families with children it's: Who's better at this instrument? Who's doing better in school? Who's taller? Who's this? Who's that? Why is she better at this than me? Why is she more social? Why is she better at music? Why is this? Why is that? Humans are a completely social race. No matter how introverted or socially awkward a person is, At least once in a while, They enjoy humans interaction.

Human interaction comes with conversations Conversations come with stories and experiences. The people having the conversation, they're competing They spill story on story Toping one another.

It doesn't really seem like a competition but it is. You already know that life is a competition. Who can become the wealthiest? Who can become the CEO?

Who has a better house? Who has nicer clothes? Who has a prettier face? These are just a few examples of things that people compete for in life. Everyone just wants to be the very best. This was so bad.

I'm sorry. The part when it says why is she this or that, the she is a reference to someone irl. DJ Thomas May Gift Wrapped. We each have a voice and life, it is how we use them not how we might!

Stop glaciers melting Huge population movements Death of progeny The small reductions in carbon emissions being targeted for or - are thought to little to late to slow global warming. The melting polar ice and glaciers together with our changing weather patterns are now fact. The resulting loss of river systems and rising sea levels will mean the desertification or flooding of agricultural lands and famine, then the migration of populations - starting with the skilled and rich seeking safety, to escalate into the terror of armed bands warring over water, food, women and land.

By 20 20 Lets hope for twenty twenty A 20 20 There is now the thought that the huge physical change wrought by global warming can be charted by the escalation in earthquake and volcanic activity. And that this may eventually trigger huge eruptions in the American and Asian continents, destroying civilisations to create a planetary volcanic winter. Again fire and cold The cycle repeats itself Destroying nature Was there a civilisation in deep history before the flood, prior to and during the last ice-age?

This has been researched and written about in great detail during the last twenty years and many now believe it already proven by scientific review of documents and thousands of archaeological finds, also by scientists having used the exactness in the astronomical alignments of ancient monuments to recalculate there greater age.

Many have gifted away the necessary legal control and power to take national radical action to a political or trade grouping of nations - in effect retaining only national rights to go to war, put up taxes, borrow and spend monies. Please no rhetoric Complete local transition Forget politics We each have a voice and life, it is how we use them not how we might! Living we give voice So one voice might yet be heard All being, believe!

Please let our love and imagination drive us each forward to make change. Biosphere a greenhouse Target the impossible Please gift some life soon? So, we each of us have hard personal choices to make, which will encompass both positive and negative benefits in terms of our time, lifestyle, health and wealth.

I chose to base my choices solely on how it might benefit the eco-system and the lives of our children. My choices are grouped under five headings: transport, food, home, lifestyle and further action. Highly vaporous. Emissions farting - barrelling vipers. To not ever feed, cleave and eat! Fat shopaholics, a deadly consumerism. Cancers meat to eat Home : A cottage sized for me, friends and neighbours, overlooking a wooded valley and trout stream. Like me a little untidy and basic.

Crossing the shallows trout fingerling feed at dawn White dots steep hill path Dusk - eight painted queue river paired mare and foal Foliage lined dark black Well positioned to capture the morning sun, airy and light.

Yet insulated to stay cool or warm. Pressured paced life - impossible commitments. Burning rainforests Feeding to cleave open and eat Subsistence farming With ongoing intensive fishing, the world's fisheries already in crisis and climate change, it could be that we will run out of wild-caught seafood much earlier than !

Freedom to act sought Globalisation's curses Octopus suckers! The label 'globalization' can cover the: spread and integration of different cultures; industry moving to low per capita income countries; sweatshops supplying this seasons branded goods to retail outlets worldwide; complex international interleaved financial trading instruments being developed by banks and financial institutions to trade worldwide, create profits and pay huge bonuses, without risk to themselves.

Globalisation - orchestrated profiteers, betting our losses Many see globalisation as being the beneficial spread of free trade, liberty, democracy and capitalism, involving the efficient allocation of resources and capital through the spread of technology.

Enculturation Our sad indoctrination Globalization The anti-globalisation movements dislike the corporate and political nature of globalisation, protesting the resultant harm done to the biosphere, a more rapid and extensive deterioration of the environment and the unintended but very real consequences of globalisation: the erosion of traditional culture resulting in social disintegration; a breakdown of democracy; the spread of new diseases; changes in diet; increasing poverty.

I view globalisation and it's propagation as leading to the final destruction of the world's cultures and civilisations by locked us into a dogmatic world political doctrine secured through trade and political alliances of states, institutions and corporations that remain hell bent on imposing this world governance.

Such that individual countries governments cannot consider making substantive radical change to avert the planet being pushed into a natural cycle that will end the human race. Caged in Fools World The people hear heroic call Each one a hero! Here I begin discussing how global, regional and national economies might be based on the growth of small organic local economies.

But such change will be organic and involve business in the restructuring and regeneration of economies till we share green economies. In small part his is already happening slowly! Unlock taxation, survivals powerful tool. Needed now for change! This is why we need to consider doing something that many of today's plutocrats, economists, bureaucrats and politicians, would dismiss out of hand or discuss endlessly in terms of perfectly competitive markets, perverse economic incentives etc Major solution National taxation change Human extinction WORK in HAND This haiku sequenced eco-haibun is an ongoing project being penned day-by-day by many that care and take action.

Cease all squabbling, achieve act - decisively! Globalisation's, global control cut away. Diversity sought Promote well being. Act with imagination - for ecology! Creating employment - with local utilities, local food and transport Incentivise tax, to create local benefits. Gain prosperity Income taxation - value added tax, aged - dangerous mistake Local licensing. Lead don't follow excuses. Saviour taxation Imaginative - energy, food and transport - local licensing An alternative - energetic strategy, greening business Organic foodstuffs - out compete processed food.

Life promoting health Healthy government - a healthy population. Zero income tax! Locally taxed - by distance it travelled - and category Products bar coded. Point of agreed production - and category Local added tax, by distance it travelled - and category Local energy, initiatives supplant. Replacing at risk User energy, capture and storage. Eco-dwelling plan Local water works, supplanting initiative. Replace the at risk User water need. Capturing and storing half. Securing supply Communications, local initiatives.

Protecting our needs Local healthy food, life saving initiative. Planting guaranteed Sort unemployment, local work available. Agriculture base Radical transport - initiatives needed. This haiku sequenced eco-haibun needs prose and additional haiku added day by day. Contributing comment and reactions considered for inclusion Jimmy Hegan Sep Competition is bad ya good.

It creates or destroys carrier, Toppers are enrolled to better future, Losers are badly treated and lost there life also, Losers never becomes toppers, What is the meaning of Competition? To make our life or ruin our life. To achieve it whatever way, By crook ya hook.

Where these competition stands, is begin or end of the world. Why there is no equality or equal justice in world. Charles Bukowski. Lyn Rayne Feb I wrote this for the seniors in my band that are graduating this year! Pr nandni May Alexander K Opicho Dec Nelson Mandella is dead. Unlike other boys his age, Madiba had the privilege of attending university Where he studied law He became a ringleader of student protest And then moved to Johannesburg to escape an arranged marriage It was there he became involved in politics.

Racial segregation triggered mass protests And civil disobedience campaigns, In which Mandela played a central role After the ANC was banned in Mandela founded its military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe The Spear of the Nation As its commander-in-chief, He led underground guerrilla attacks Against state institutions. He secretly went abroad in To drum up financial support And organize military training for ANC cadres On his return, he was arrested And sentenced to prison Mandela served 17 years On the notorious Roben Island, off Cape Town, Mandela was elected as South Africa's first black president On May 10, Cell number five, where he was incarcerated, Is now a tourist attraction From onwards, Mandela was slowly prepared For his release from prison Just three years earlier he had rejected a pardon This was conditional On the ANC renouncing violence On 11 February , After nearly three decades in prison, Mandela, the South African freedom beacon was released He continued his struggle For the abolition of racial segregation In April , South Africa held its first free election.

Madiba magic was invoked Whenever South Africa needed a miracle, Mandela himself was embarrassed By the personality cult Only reluctantly did he agree to have streets Schools and institutes named after him To allow bronze statues and Mandela museums To be built A trend that will continue to grow. He repeatedly pointed To the collective achievements Of the resistance movement To figures who preceded him In the struggle against injustice And to fellow campaigners Such as Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Luthuli Or his friend and companion in arms Oliver Tambo who today stands in Mandela's shadow, Tambo helped create the Mandela legend Which conquered the world A tale in which every upright man And woman could see him Or herself reflected, When Prisoner Number was released After 27 years behind bars He had become a brand A worldwide idol The target of projected hopes And wishes that no human being Could fulfill alone, Who would dare scratch?

The shining surface of such a man List his youthful misdemeanors His illegitimate children Who would mention his weakness for women? For models Pop starlets And female journalists With whom he flirted In a politically incorrect way When already a respected elder statesman? Who would speak out critically? Against the attacks He planned when he headed the ANC Armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe And who would criticize the way He would often explode in anger Or dismiss any opinions other than his own?

That background story was necessary to appreciate Renaissance Art fully. Now, I cover the Art of that period in a summarized form, mentioning mainly the salient features to curb the length. The cream here lies in the 'Art of the High Renaissance Period'! Hope you like it. Thanks, - Raj. Ancient Greek statues and Roman architectures, Inspired the Renaissance artists in their innovative ventures! The artists of the Early and High Renaissance Era are many who deserve our adoration and artistic due.

Yet for the sake of brevity, I mention only the Great Masters, who are handful and few. Giotto made the symbolic Medieval spiritual art appear more natural and realistic, By depicting human emotion, depth with an artistic perspective! Forms an important document of Italian Art History. Commencing with Cimabue the tutor of Giotto, right up to Tizian, - better known as Titan! His meter high dome of Florence Cathedral created artistic history!

This dome was constructed without supporting buttresses with a double egg shaped structure; Stands out as an unique feat of Florentine Architecture!

Which took a quarter century to complete, working at his own convenience. At the age of 23 yrs Lorenzo Ghiberti had won the competition beating other Architects for craving the doors of the Baptistery of Florence!

With its sensual contrapposto stance in the classical Greek style with its torso bent slightly. A talented artist who abandoned the old Gothic Style, experimenting without fears! Influenced by Giotto, he mastered the use of perspective in art. Introduced the vanishing point and the horizon line, - while planning his artistic works. But such figures greatly annoyed the Church, Since nudes formed a part of pagan art! So these Northern artists to pacify the Church and pass its censorship, Cleverly under a fig leaf cover made their art to appear moralistic!

Van Eyck was also the innovator of oil-based paints, Which later replaced the Medieval tempera, used to paint angles and saints. Christ is painted with stern nobility, Peter in angry majesty; And every Apostle with individualized features, attire, and pose; With light coming from a single identifiable source!