Pantoum
Poetry Contest
Write a pantoum.
A pantoum is a poem that is made up of quatrains. In a pantoum the second and fourth lines of the previous stanza are repeated as the first and third lines of the next stanza.
Examples
November's Child
It's November's style to beguile
She's such a precocious child
One day can be snow or sleet
While the next day's warm and mild
She's such a precocious child (repeated)
Bare branches go begging for a winter coat
While the next day's warm and mild (repeated)
"It's just the way I am" she gloats
Bare branches go begging for a winter coat (repeated)
Chilling winds and flurries abound
"It's just the way I am" she gloats (repeated)
"I love making snow angels on the ground"
Chilling winds and flurries abound (repeated)
Sending shivers up my spine
"I love making snow angels on the ground" Repeated
Sit by the fireplace and sip some wine
(repeated)
One day can be snow or sleet
Sit by the fireplace and sip some wine (repeated)
It's November's style to beguile
- written by starkat
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 20.00 member dollars. There are 14 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Sunday, December 4, 2016.
Full Contest Listing
A pantoum is a poem that is made up of quatrains. In a pantoum the second and fourth lines of the previous stanza are repeated as the first and third lines of the next stanza.
Examples
November's Child
It's November's style to beguile
She's such a precocious child
One day can be snow or sleet
While the next day's warm and mild
She's such a precocious child (repeated)
Bare branches go begging for a winter coat
While the next day's warm and mild (repeated)
"It's just the way I am" she gloats
Bare branches go begging for a winter coat (repeated)
Chilling winds and flurries abound
"It's just the way I am" she gloats (repeated)
"I love making snow angels on the ground"
Chilling winds and flurries abound (repeated)
Sending shivers up my spine
"I love making snow angels on the ground" Repeated
Sit by the fireplace and sip some wine
(repeated)
One day can be snow or sleet
Sit by the fireplace and sip some wine (repeated)
It's November's style to beguile
- written by starkat
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 20.00 member dollars. There are 14 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Sunday, December 4, 2016.
