tanka
Poetry Contest
write one tanka about: soulmates
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5 lines in short/long/short/long/long using 31 syllables or less (preferably less).
two interconnected lines of concrete imagery in lines 1&2
the satori (line 3) is the pivot line and must be able to be read with both the first two lines and the second two lines
two interconnected lines from a different pov (point-of-view) in lines 4&5
*for this contest, lines 1-3 are written from the pov of one person, and lines 4&5 are written from the pov of the partner
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present tense
little punctuation
the title must look like this: tanka (line 1)
no....
no rhyme anywhere, in any way
no pictures/artwork
no author's notes
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*see details in announcement for example
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 40.00 member dollars. There are 10 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Wednesday, July 23, 2014.
Full Contest Listing
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5 lines in short/long/short/long/long using 31 syllables or less (preferably less).
two interconnected lines of concrete imagery in lines 1&2
the satori (line 3) is the pivot line and must be able to be read with both the first two lines and the second two lines
two interconnected lines from a different pov (point-of-view) in lines 4&5
*for this contest, lines 1-3 are written from the pov of one person, and lines 4&5 are written from the pov of the partner
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present tense
little punctuation
the title must look like this: tanka (line 1)
no....
no rhyme anywhere, in any way
no pictures/artwork
no author's notes
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*see details in announcement for example
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 40.00 member dollars. There are 10 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Wednesday, July 23, 2014.
