Each week's Winner will receive a $100 cash prize, sent via PayPal to the user's registered e-mail address. Entry is free.
There may occasionally be one or more additional poems that receive an Honorable Mention. This will not be awarded every week, but when awarded, the poet(s) will receive a $10 cash prize, sent via PayPal to the user's registered e-mail address. All Winners and Honorable Mentions will be eligible to be included in future anthologies.
Any type of poem is welcome! Formal or informal, long or short, rhyme or free verse—we like all kinds of poems. Results will be announced within three days of the contest end and posted in the contest winners' forum.
Each week's winner will be selected by Poetry Nook's editorial staff.
Rules
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1. Any length.
2. Any theme.
3. You must be a registered user of this site to post (registration is free).
4. By posting you certify that this is your own work, you hold the copyright, and you are granting us permission to publish it on our site and in a printed anthology.
5. Prior publication is fine, as long as you hold the rights to republish. Please credit the prior publication beneath the poem, in italics.
6. Posting on social media or other sites is encouraged. We actively follow user likes and insightful comments on the poems.
7. Non-English poems are welcome as long as you have an English translation beneath it.
8. Winners will be announced within three days of the contest end. For example, if the contest ends on Sunday, the winner will be announced by Wednesday.
9. Payments will be made only via Paypal, sent to your registered email address within one week after the winner is announced. The recipient is responsible for any Paypal fees. We will not send payment by any other method.
10. No feedback will be provided if your poem did not get chosen.
11. If your poem did not get chosen in a given week, you are welcome to resubmit it in a subsequent week.
12. Winners are welcome to enter subsequent contests with a different poem.
13. We recommend copying your poem into the editor from Notepad or some other program that does not add text markup for best formatting results. Please review your formatting after posting to make sure it looks how you want it to look. In the worst case scenario, if you can't get line breaks to work correctly, please disable rich text.
12. Winners are welcome to enter subsequent contests with a different poem.
13. We recommend copying your poem into the editor from Notepad or some other program that does not add text markup for best formatting results. Please review your formatting after posting to make sure it looks how you want it to look. In the worst case scenario, if you can't get line breaks to work correctly, please disable rich text.
Thank you for participating! We look forward to reading your work.
Press the blue "Compete" button below to participate (viewable to registered users). You can only participate in active contests, not "Upcoming" contests. Please check the date the contest begins before attempting to participate. The active contest can be found on the home page.
Monday, August 15, 2016 to Monday, August 22, 2016
Contest type:
Poetry contest
Poem Name | Submitted By | Likes | Comments | |
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My heart is crying | zhanglinyi | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
ISLAND | Ciarán Parkes | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Training: Stances | Mary Soon Lee | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Kos, Greek Island | Rebecca O'Bern | 2 | 1 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Pelicans | piscespoet | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Guilty Tranquility | ramonathompson | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Tracks and Trails | frithar | 2 | 2 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Generations Unseparated by Time and Distance | d.r.sanchez | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Just Another Night | stanekattack | 2 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
lovely and true | rickjstassi | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Waiting Around (after Pablo Neruda) | trishhopkinsonpoet | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
You will never be mine | rachaelscott | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
On The Plague Year: London, 1665 | dmlovic | 2 | 5 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Rehab Bird | Havok21 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Curse of the Werewolf's Wife | Bruce Boston | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
My Mother on My Cousin's Wedding Day | LynneViti | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Karluv Most | glenhswilson | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Moving House | rknester | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
My Wilderness | Brookelouvier | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
my heart fell out / an aftermath | leslieg | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Why the Window Washer Reads Poetry | LauraEuphoria | 3 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
A sonnet for plotting amateurs | CARO71 | 2 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
not me | kacperniburski | 2 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Slipstream | lyta | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Emotional Explosives | Adam Levon Brown | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Losing Weight | blicciardi | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Just Me | Roxana Nastase | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Red Money. | synapselens | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Sustenance | Sarah Russell | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Playing With Fire | seedison | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Eating Light | Robertmcat | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
I am here dreaming | settdigger | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Cobwebs in the Sky | P.E. Corbett | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
The Last Man | cannotc | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Coal Town | Ryan Stone | 5 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Half-Elegy for My Mother's Marriage | saraborjas | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Letting go ... | Mennasthoughts | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Poetry for Peace | Lizzi | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
GAIA | Abdul Malik Mandani | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
The Golden Marvel | Michael Noir | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Family Portrait | John MacDonald | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Unconscientious Objector | jlandwehr | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
contrails | j.lewis | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
All The While | s.a.Morgan | 1 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Deliver Us | SquidWaffle | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Transfigured Night (a reimagining) | britny.cordera | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
SIGHTED: Ephemeral Innocence | aMAXiMINalist | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
I Dive | BLUEK23 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Waltzing Miss Jeanie | pdlyonz | 2 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Billy Jack | baggins404 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Cloud Company | sara.jm | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
The Sky Goddess | angeladawn | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
WHEN A NEW LOVE IS BORN | abubakarabdulra... | 5 | 3 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Summer Showers | Brandon Jordan Brown | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Thus Spoke The Leech | Karthik Purusho... | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
97’ Deville | mirahhhhhhhh | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Addictions | Eyequeue012 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Waiting Room | Rachel Grimes | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
All His Fancies Dancing | Marge Simon | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Timeless Splendor | Ken Allan Dronsfield | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
on the loss of your husband, my good friend, Jodi | Lowell | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
After the Service | AnnLardas | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Sway | QueenElizabeth | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
THE KING'S IN LOVE | Nada 227 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Love and Dust | Hardeep | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
These Eyes | papagena58 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Tomorrow Morning | boladonline22 | 6 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Selection | poet0926 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
--Bum-- | rattletrap99 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
She | Shriharsha | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
WONDER WONDER | Gabrielajiri | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
The Arrogance Of A Writer | jasbir_chatterj... | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Worth By Different Standards | Coco | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
RAW WAR | Cosmic Cat | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
I Write Poetry | tamilani | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Theos | Protean1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
To Gina | JBludd | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Head trip | Lee Nash | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Recycled Everlasting Love | PrttyBrd | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Depths | Cathy Bryant | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
The Champagne in the Fridge | LFHalt | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
The Handmaid's Song | kimabw | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Accidents & Emergencies | cartervance | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
The Secret Lives of Ornaments | chrisconnolly | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
A Formulaic Love Story | mibar007 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Apprehension | Bluehalcyon | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
“It’s a remarkable apparatus.” | orboh | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Flower Mirror | ingridbruck | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
A Proud Maiden Sleeps | tellastory | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
On the Night They Took Your Life | Trish Lindsey J... | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Stuck in the Strings | Susan Renee | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
The Orchard On Its Way | lauradaviesfoley | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Please call! | Oceania | 1 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
You Missed Two Young Bald Eagles Practicing Flight at Dawn over our Cove | Elisavietta Ritchie | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Emptiness | MeL1979 | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] | |
Descent | LokeWolfather | 0 | [field_honorable_mention][field_winner] |
Comments
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LINDA NABASA
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Um, my poem was up here as
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Don't know what happened, but
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Ditto on poem disappearing.
Carolyn Martin
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I registered for the first
Laura Grace Weldon's poetry collection is titled Tending. Connect with her at lauragraceweldon.
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It's showing that your poem
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Did anyone know the rules of
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You can like poems, but it
John Reinhart
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Thanks!
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I just got this error for my
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I am registered user but do
Beatriz F. Fernandez is the author of Shining from a Different Firmament (Finishing Line Press).
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This contest is over. You
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Where do you post the winners
Carolyn Martin
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My poem is gone too. Hmmm
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Thought writing was difficult
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Poets- the great minds!
John Amoke
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