Poetry Contest Pays $5000 For A Poem About What Home Means To You
And the #1 tip from a writer who’s won 8 challenges so far.
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found its words. — Robert Frost
Most poetry pays peanuts. At least, mine does. That’s why I was so impressed to see a writing challenge for poets. And the prizes are great. $5000 for first prize. Second prize is $2500, and third pays $1000.
All you have to do is submit a poem about what “home” means to you. It can be as short as 100 words, or as long as 2000 words.
Here’s the exact instructions from their site…
What does “home” mean to you? Is it a feeling, a person, a place? The most common answer is a city, a town, a street where you grew up — a place you retreat to at the end of each day. However, home can also be a loved one’s embrace, a furry friend at your feet, a cup of warm tea.
Submit a poem, between 100 and 2,000 words, telling us what home means to…
