​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 Honorary 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 Honorary 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.
 
Thank you for participating! We look forward to reading your work. 
 

Monday, June 27, 2016 to Monday, July 4, 2016
Contest type: 
Poetry contest
Poem Name Submitted By Likes Comments
Individualized Education Plan mirakarlie 1 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Solastalgia BruiseViolet 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Bleeding Ink ritika 1 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Cement Thoughts Adventuresofalush 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
they sat down at jillcrainshaw 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
unflawed rickjstassi 1 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
The Uncanny Accuracy of Ice Cream Cones to Serve As a Predictor of Human Compatibility Tim Philippart 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Zook's Ladder kurtnewton 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Misconception Conika 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Of Mirrors & Masks Maya-An Illusion 4 1 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Death, Fear, and I TLHutchinson 1 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Pigeon Six Mary Soon Lee 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Human Copyright chrisconnolly 3 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Parting Portrait piscespoet 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Freedom Song nabanavas 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Lady Liberty WordSmithGirl 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Losing Weight blicciardi 2 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
math lesson sburch 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Alien Love moshie217 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
The Inertia of Permanence rickpblum 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
The Swimming Woman Sara Backer 2 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
save nine kenji 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Blue Flannel softserve 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Today I Got Fat EmilyJVieweg 1 1 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Senior Trip frithar 1 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Stomach Bug Adina 1 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Ashes to Ashes Jane Sellman 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
The Seasons of Death Marge Simon 1 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Playing God Rebecca O'Bern 1 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Woman of God Darling Darlene 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
vouloir archer 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
tom bradley international terminal holdenlyric 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
"They Were Dead, and I Lived" made from page 145 of Frankenstein hansonblackout 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Inspired inspired thoughts 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Bulgarian tobacco Fabio Navarro 1 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Intolerance rajjvikram 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
The Alchemist Discovers a Universal Solvent Bruce Boston 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Lord and Lady Johann F. Potgieter 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
She Planted Roses NewEnglandDevil 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Grapefruit Thoughts Lizzi 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
The Lost Sparkle mansi_rt 4 2 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
1959 Smith-Corona Kentsbike 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]
Missed the bus Molino Roto 0 [field_honorable_mention][field_winner]

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