The Nove Otto poetry form was created by Scott J. Alcorn. It is a nine-lined poem with eight syllables per line (isosyllabic). The rhyme scheme is as follows: aacbbcddc.

EXAMPLE: Caribbean Nights

The soft flickering flame entreats.
Candle burns slow - its fragrance sweet.
Bare Terra cotta walls close in,
stifling in the late evening...
A careless moth tempts fate- dancing-
The scotch and I...alone again.
Soft Caribbean nights call me.
Dark, unknown waves roll from the sea-
The moth's last flight- hovers and spins...

--by Scott J. Alcorn

The First Prize Winner will win the complete "Prize Pool" of 24.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.

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Write a Nove Otto poem- nine-lined poem with 8 syllables per line. Rhyme: aacbbcddc.

This contest is full. There are no reserved spots remaining. There are a limited number of entries.

A vote by writers will determine the winner. The decision is final. All members that submit a work are encouraged to vote. A member can not vote for their own work.

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Deadline: Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

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