A Villanelle
Poetry Contest
Write a Villanelle on any subject.
No pictures. No special fonts. Just a poem.
Have your words convey your message.
If you are not familiar with the Villanelle poem style:
A Villanelle has two refrains/repeats,
R1/R2 that rhyme with "a" and another rhyming line "b"
It contains 5 tercets (three lines) and 1 quatrain (four lines).
R1a / b / R2a , tercets #1
a / b / R1a, tercets #2
a / b / R2a , tercets #3
a / b / R1a, tercets #4
a / b / R2a , tercets #5
a / b / R1a / R2a, quatrain
Probably a Great example of a modern Villanelle is:
"Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas.
See poets.org for his poem:
https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night
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 30.00 member dollars. There are 12 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 Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
Full Contest Listing
No pictures. No special fonts. Just a poem.
Have your words convey your message.
If you are not familiar with the Villanelle poem style:
A Villanelle has two refrains/repeats,
R1/R2 that rhyme with "a" and another rhyming line "b"
It contains 5 tercets (three lines) and 1 quatrain (four lines).
R1a / b / R2a , tercets #1
a / b / R1a, tercets #2
a / b / R2a , tercets #3
a / b / R1a, tercets #4
a / b / R2a , tercets #5
a / b / R1a / R2a, quatrain
Probably a Great example of a modern Villanelle is:
"Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas.
See poets.org for his poem:
https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night
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 30.00 member dollars. There are 12 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 Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
