POETRY IN RHYME AND RHYTHM CONTEST: Abridged Announcement (For full announcement, see "DETAILED BACKGROUND OF MY POETRY CONTEST" )


A. AIM, RATIONALE & UNIQUE FEATURE--

The AIM of this contest is to provide a forum for posting poems that reflect excellence in poetry written in proper English following the rules of rhyme and rhythm. The RATIONALE is that structurally well written poetry seems to have been overshadowed by free verse and its variants and needs to be encouraged. The UNIQUE FEATURE, as distinct from most other contests, is that only those poems that have a definite syllabic and rhyme scheme are eligible.


B. RULES:


1--ENTRY FEE: You need to review any item of your choice from my port. The review must not be earlier than 7 days prior to submitting your entry. The entry post should include the following sentence--
"I have reiewed the following item.............. towards the entry fee".

2-- There is no prompt. The only requirement is that the poem must follow a definite rhyme and syllabic scheme of the writer's choice . This scheme, or the name of the poetry form (such as, Shakespearean sonnet, ghazal, villanelle etc.), or both, must be mentioned.

3—Only one poem, old or new, per round.

4--A poem can be submitted even if it has been submitted earlier. A poem may be submitted to more than one of my contests.

5. Each round starts and ends with the month.

6. Editing after submission is allowed. However, please note that I judge soon after posting. If you think that the revised form merits higher rating, you must request me to view it again.

7. -- The prize for the best poem:

For first 60 rounds-- 10,000 GP
From Round 61 onwards--5000 GP
The prize amount may be enhanced / divided between winning entries.


C. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1--. I will be using Cambridge and Random House dictionaries for spelling, syllables, accent etc. In case of conflict, the Cambridge will be decisive.

2--. Donations are solicited and welcome. They can be sent to me directly by sending me a mail and attaching the GP to it. The list of donors is given below. The contributions are listed in the order they are received. Donations are requested to enable me to keep my poetry contests going. I spend 240,000 GP in an year for my contests and need support.

3--.Please post the entry as a bitem link. If not possible, post through any other link or, even, directly in the Forum.

4. Only an entry rated 5 by me will be eligible for winning. All entries rated as 5 stars by me will be subdivided into three categories, 5-, 5 and 5+, along with a 5++ if necessary. Highest scoring entry gets the prize.


D--. SOME USEFUL LINKS--


For list of past prompts and winners: "PAST CONTEST PROMPTS & WINNERS" .

For explanation of rhyme and rhythm:

--in prose, WHAT ARE RHYME AND SYLLABLE PATTERNS?—"RHYME AND SYLLABLE PATTERNS--ed-pick" ,
--in poetry, RHYME AND RHYTHM—"WHAT'S A POEM?" .

My other contests—

"FIVE STAR POETRY CONTEST:editor's choice" 

"SONNET AND GHAZAL CONTEST: editor's pick" 



LIST OF DONORS:


Tammy~Catchin Up~ 2,500 GP

gailey 2,000 GP

Anonymous 10,000 GP

kireimusume 100,000 GP

invisibleinque 3000 GP

marti..still a colts fan 5000 GP

Robert E. Blackwell 10,000 GP

Monty 1000 GP

Brenpoet praying for Lucy 2000 GP

DragonBlue 5000 GP

Bobby Lou Stevenson 10,000 GP

Kate~Rune Writing & Reading 1000 GP

Monty 1000 GP [Second contribution]

Brenpoet praying for Lucy 2000 GP [Second contribution]

jdlbrooke 5000 GP

Easy 50,000 GP

Easy 50,000 GP [Second contribution]

Countrymom- Spirit of '76 5000 GP

Monty 2000 GP [Third contribution]

MadManMike (taking sabbatical) 5000 GP

SonofDrogo 3000 GP

Gabriella 10,000 GP

Juneau 1500 GP

VikramAdith 1000 GP

Aries King 2000 GP

Jamdownjenny 5000 GP

Juneau 10,000 GP [Second contribution]

BlüEyez 3000 GP

Monty 5000 GP [Fourth contribution]

~Sue~ 5000 GP

BlüEyez 5000 GP [Second contribution]

phairo 2500 GP

Armadillo 7000 GP

Rachwrites82 1000 GP

dedd dredd 5000 GP

~Sue~ 5000 GP [Second contribution]

A.Grace 3000 GP

~Sue~ 10,000 GP [Third contribution]

Rustys GOOF 20,000 GP

J. A. Buxton 100,000 GP

E. Manual H., Jr. 1000 GP

Armadillo 3000 GP [Second contribution]

~Sue~ 6,000 GP [Fourth contribution]

Humming bird-depressed :( 5,000 GP

Quizmo LaGrande 20,000 GP

smithy 5,000 GP

Kate~Rune Writing & Reading 2,000 GP

smithy 5,000 GP

Rachwrites82 1500 GP

Eiji 5,000 GP

~Sue~ 5,000 GP [Fifth contribution]

BlüEyez 5000 GP [Third contribution]

Germloucks 2,000 GP

Monty 2000 GP [Fifth contribution]

Keith (Dutch) Kuttner 50,000 GP

Miss Natalie 1,000 GP

~Sue~ 10,000 GP [Sixth contribution]

Joshua Pilger 1000 GP

Keith (Dutch) Kuttner ३0,000 GP [Second contribution]

chopstix 10,000 GP

EarlyHours-A Vigilante Ranger 30,000 GP

DRSmith 5000 GP

Melinda 500 GP



* First Prize winner in the The Best of the Rest Contest, "The Best of the Rest"  hosted by StephB .

* Editor's pick in the Contests and Activities Newsletter dated 19 March 2008.

* Showcased in Poetry Newsletters, 9 September 2009, 3 March 2010,15 July 2010, 13 July 2011 and 16 November 2011.


M C Gupta
1 October 2005