Monday, February 4, 2019

Things You Can Find On Poetry Contest Sites

By Shirley Hughes


The ability to write good poems is usually considered as inborn. However, people also go through a lot of learning and reading to develop this skill and to be the best at it. That said, poetry writing demands both imagination and articulation to make sense to the reader. People who know how to write poems that captivate have a flair for visiting poetry contest sites just in case they may find an opportunity.

Going to the website will reveal a lot of things about any competition that is active. People visit contest sites to know several things including the prizes to be won. Some good poets feel they may be wasting their time participating in the prize does not look handsome. On the other hand, some others wouldn't mind learning anew if the prizes are mouthwatering.

Sometimes, the prizes include a trip to a city where you have always wanted to be. This is how several young scholars took flights abroad for the first time. If you have never visited any other country, you may begin practicing poetry because it can pay off in this regard. Just being mentioned as a finalist can grant you a flight ticket to America, Europe, Australia and other parts of the world.

Some other winners can be given scholarships. The scholarship opportunity may be for the winner to go to school in any school of choice to study literature. This is done because it is believed that people who are brilliant enough to win contests in poem writing will be outstanding when given an opportunity to study in a good school. Sometimes, the scholarship is partial but there are also full scholarships for winners.

When money is the source of motivation, care is taken to ensure that the winners are awarded accordingly. For example, one who wins in each region should not be given the same prize for the person that emerges as the overall best. This will enable each participant to strive to be the best and thus submit good essays.

Another detail to be checked on the site is the age limit for contestants. Some competitions are strictly for teenagers, others for those in their early twenties, while some have no age bracket at all. Even if you are too good at writing poems, you would need to verify this to avoid wasting your time.

You would also need to know if there is an entry fee. Therefore, it is important to also ask questions peradventure you were not able to find it on the website when you visited. This is however not the case in many of them but you just cannot overrule the fact that an entry fee is possible. Knowing about this on time will help you decide if you would participate or not.

Every poetry competition has a closing date. This is the date when no more submissions will be accepted. Knowing this date will help you plan yourself well so that you can write and edit before the closure. You may also want to see a friend who may be better than you to help you edit it.




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