Poetry Contests

. Split a line from a nursery rhyme and use the halves to open and close a poem. Post yours...

April is National Poetry Month. On this occasion, take words about poetry from a famous poet, or anyone else you...

. This challenge was conceived by Paul A. Freeman after reading a sonnet in iambic monometer by James A. Tweedie,...

The Best Poems of 2020: Winners of the 9th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition JudgesJoseph S. SalemiJames SaleEvan Mantyk Past...

The talent this year has been astounding. Thank you to every high school student who participated. You are the future...

. Judges Margaret Coats Evan Mantyk . First Place ($100) Francesca Leader, Virginia "The Iroha Poem" by Kūkai (空海) (774–835)...

Poet Susan Jarvis Bryant challenges her fellow poets to adapt a favorite joke into a poem with meter and rhyme....

Thank you to everyone who participated! This was a great effort for a meaningful purpose: the recent burning down of...

See the winners here. Above is a recent photograph of Chateau Boswell, a winery, vineyard, and tasting room located in...

Winners Have Been Announced Here. "Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends...

  "Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal,...

"Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history...

Winner and Runners-up of The Society of Classical Poets 2020 Haiku Competition Judged by Mike Bryant and Susan Jarvis Bryant...

The winning haiku can be found here Write a haiku on any topic and post it in the comments section...

  New York poet Joe Tessitore challenges poets to begin a poem with these words:   My country used to...

FIRST PLACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F96xN0VV7JU The Virus and the Cure by Rob Crisell One hundred years of tyranny, One hundred years of...

by James A. Tweedie The form of the “brief” ordinarily consists of a couplet of anapestic tetrameter with the first...

  Better Than Starbucks Sonnet Contest Accepting Submissions Beginning: October 1, 2020 Deadline: December 1, 2020 Top Prize: $100 Submission...

The Best Poems of 2019: Winners of 8th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition Thank you to everyone who participated! It...

Thank you to every one who participated! The quality of the high school poems submitted this year was stunning.   ...

Thank you to everyone who participated! The quality of submitted translations continues to rise.   First Place ($100 Prize): Margaret...

The above photographs were taken and submitted by New York City poet Joe Tessitore. We invite readers to pick one...

Fight for Freedom. Write for Freedom. A Great Cause, Plus Over $1,200 in Prizes and No Submission Fee. Today, the...

The above photographs were taken and submitted by New York City poet Joe Tessitore. We invite readers to pick one...

by Joe Tessitore and James A. Tweedie We are issuing a challenge to all poets to create poems that incorporate...

Winners of the competition can be found here. "But with the true poet every thing is terse, touching, or brilliant....

"But with the true poet every thing is terse, touching, or brilliant. He gives the choicest thoughts in the choicest...

  Note: Winners of this contest can be found here. We have begun a new high school poetry contest here....

Thank you to everyone who participated! Judges: Joseph S. Salemi, Adam Sedia, Manfred Dietrich   First ($100 Prize) A spike...

Winners of the contest can be found here. From the riddle posed by King Solomon to the Philistines to the...

Judges: Michael Curtis, Amy Foreman, Reid McGrath, Adam Sedia A few words from Judge Michael Curtis: In apology: If you,...

Congratulations to contest winners David Whippman (First Place), Randal Burd (Second Place), Theresa Rodriguez (Third Place), and Dusty Thorne (Fourth...

Winners announced here! Write a short poem that begins with one line from any Shakespeare play or poem. The poem...

Thank you to everyone who participated! We have had more quality submissions this year than in any past year and...

  “Let glorious acts more glorious acts inspire, And catch from breast to breast the noble fire!" —The Iliad, Homer,...

Thank you to everyone who participated and made this a great year for rhyming riddles! —Evan Mantyk, Judge First Place...

Winners announced here. Scroll down and read the comments section to enjoy all of the submissions. What has no subject...

Congratulations to the following winners! Thank you to judges Joseph S. Salemi, James Sale, and Damian Robin.   First Place...

Update: Winners announced: https://classicalpoets.org/shortest-poem-contest-winners-announced/\ Scroll down and read the comments section to enjoy all of the submissions. Write the shortest possible...

First Place ($500 Prize): C.B. Anderson, Massachusetts “Stonewalls Sometimes a Prison Make” “Praise for the Mother of Summer” “Meritocracy” "Verification"...