Summer Contest

Photographs of Missouri scenes are reproduced courtesy of Lee Ann Russell, poet from Springfield, Missouri.

Missouri State Poetry Society Summer Contest 2010

Deadline:

Postmarked September 1, 2010

Format:

Submit two copies of each entry, category number and name in upper left-hand corner of both copies, poet's name and address in upper right-hand corner of one copy. If you are a member, put "Missouri State Poetry Society" below your address. Put "Non-member" if you are not.

Limits:

Poems may be 40 or fewer lines. They may be unpublished or previously published if the poet retains the rights to the poem. Poets may enter each category as many times as they wish. No poems will be returned.

Categories:

Rhymed verse or blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter), any subject, serious or humorous
Free verse, any subject, serious or humorous
Humorous verse, any subject
Any form, summer subject, serious or humorous
MSPS members only: Poet's choice: any form (including open-field, shaped, or concrete poetry), any subject, serious or humorous

Fees:

Non-members pay $1.00 per entry. Members pay $1.00 for two entries. Make money order or check payable to MSPS and mail to

Michelle Martin
P. O. Box 1776
West Plains, MO 65775
Include an SASE or your e-mail address on a 3x5 index card for a list of the winners.

Prizes:

$25, $15, $10, and three honorable mentions in each category.

Membership:

If you do not belong to one of our local chapters but wish to join Missouri State Poetry Society, pay the $13 annual member-at-large fee and enter the contests by paying a member's reduced contest fees. See Membership Application.