SHAPE POETRY
Poetry Contest
The topic for this poetry contest is: SHAPE POETRY.
-Shape Poetry is also associated with Concrete Poetry-
Shape is one of the main things that separate prose and poetry. Poetry can take on many formats, but one of the most inventive forms is for the poem to take on the shape of its subject. Therefore, if the subject of your poem were of a flower, then the poem would be shaped like a flower. If it were of a fish, then the poem would take on the shape of a fish. ><<<*>
Designing your own shape poem can be simple and fun, but try not to pick anything that would be too difficult. A suggestion is to map out or draw your shape first, and then import the text of your poem into your shape.
Copyright © 2001 Sally Ann Roberts
Be creative. Have fun. Artwork is allowed.
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 50.00 member dollars. There are 8 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 5 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Friday, September 18, 2015.
Full Contest Listing
-Shape Poetry is also associated with Concrete Poetry-
Shape is one of the main things that separate prose and poetry. Poetry can take on many formats, but one of the most inventive forms is for the poem to take on the shape of its subject. Therefore, if the subject of your poem were of a flower, then the poem would be shaped like a flower. If it were of a fish, then the poem would take on the shape of a fish. ><<<*>
Designing your own shape poem can be simple and fun, but try not to pick anything that would be too difficult. A suggestion is to map out or draw your shape first, and then import the text of your poem into your shape.
Example 1
Birth of a Triangle
mama and papa and baby make three
reaching sides of a three-sided tree
oedipal winds rustle from leaves;
triangular shapes converting
dissimilarity into peaves
straight lines connect
the corners turned
mirrored sight
un-burned;
buried
am
i
Copyright © 2001 Alex Goldenberg
Example #2
My Body
my
body
is
a
walking representation
the outward visual caption
of what it means
to be
me
from the
outside
looking
in
at times I hide
from you but mostly
what you see is
what you will get
Copyright © 2001 Andrea Forbing-Maglione
Example #3:
Broken Car
What can I do with
a car that doesn't go
Can I find some way to fix it
How long will it be before I can go again
Can the car even be fixed or is it hopeless
I can't take a bus to work they aren't around
Stranded No Money
Damned Things
Example #4
Coffee
* Shape poem and an Acrostic poem!
Coffee mild, but dark as toast.
O..Oh healthy cup, of robust roast,
F.....Fresh the smell, of perking pot,
F.....Flavors senses, while it`s hot.
E.......Everlasting, in every way,
E...Every morning, every day.
Copyright © 2001 Sally Ann Roberts
Be creative. Have fun. Artwork is allowed.
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 50.00 member dollars. There are 8 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 5 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Friday, September 18, 2015.
