CV2 (Contemporary Verse 2), the Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing, published in Winnipeg, has an interesting contest: The Two-Day Poem Contest.
Here's what you have to do:
First, you have to register, and you have until April 1 to do that. When you register, you have to pay $12. There are many choices of how to pay, including PayPal. Complete details are at the CV2 web site.
Then, at midnight (CST), when Friday turns over to Saturday, April 2, contestants will be e-mailed 10 random words. You have 48 hours to write and submit a poem, using each of the 10 words at least once.
Here is last year's list of words:
1. grit 2. bound 3. anniversary 4. table 5. note
6. leaf 7. etiolate 8. magazine 9. slake 10. solemn
Get your creative juices flowing by practicing with these words (or open your dictionary at random at 10 different pages, close your eyes, and point to a word).
Then, after you've written half a dozen or so poems for practice, hemmed in by the need to use the above list of words, go to the CW2 web site and read the amazing winning poems from last year.
I'd better get practising!
That sounds like such fun and what a challenge!
ReplyDeleteSimiliar to the cooking challenges-the judges give a list of ingredients and the participants have to create a tasty dish.
Ingredients for a hungry poet :-)
You're right! I never thought of that connection. Let's make some food for hungry souls! Are you up to the challenge??
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