Poetry Contests

. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 3: Embrace the Epic, Not the Opaque If you enjoy this video,...

. FIRST PLACE . Tooth and Claw a pantoum by Susan Jarvis Bryant Observe the tooth and claw of savage deed. Beware the ferric...

. Whatfinger Poetry Contest Judged by Mike Bryant . FIRST PLACE . Untitled by Damian Robin Support the online enterprisethat...

. In celebration of World Poetry Day, write a limerick on the theme of World Poetry Day, poetry in general,...

. ABOUT THE CONTEST Many poets who have been published by the Society of Classical Poets have had their poems...

Equilateral Proverbs: A Poetry Challenge by James A. Tweedie Construct a rhyming, rhythmic intelligible proverb or saying where the first...

The Best Poems of 2022: Winners of the 11th Annual SCP International Poetry Competition Judges Joseph S. Salemi, James Sale,...

. First Place ($200 Prize) Christiana Thomas, homeschooled 12th grade student in Oregon. "Worth Disguised" . Second Place Laurel Aronian,...

. Write a poem about the 2022 FIFA World Cup happening now and post it in the comments section below....

. Construct a convincing paragraph of well-written, coherent prose that also happens to be a properly composed Shakespearean sonnet. This...

. The clerihew is a relatively new poetry form introduced by Edmund Clerihew Bentley in 1905. It is usually a...

. This photo comes to us from Joshua C. Frank of Texas. Write an ekphrastic poem based on it and...

. "Yet, do thy worst old Time; despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young." ---William...

. “Yet, do thy worst old Time; despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young.” —William...

. The 22 Best Haiku of 2022 Winner and Runners-up of the Society of Classical Poets 2022 Haiku Competition Judged...

. Our 2023 Haiku Competition is on now HERE. WHO Anyone in the world, of any age or background, may...

. FIRST PLACE https://youtu.be/F3aTnHiJ4yU . Amends to the Innocent by Brian Yapko Dear Falun Gong, I owe you my amends....

Judges Angela Alaimo O’Donnell James Sale . OVERALL WINNER . Papa’s Commedia by Nicholas Walz That was hellish—the hulking chopper...

. Your poem can be serious, silly, or something in-between. List the “random words” you chose as your poem’s title...

. Introduction Today, the communist government of China, the world’s largest nation, is attacking the basic freedom of thought and...

. Write a poem that casts a fresh eye over a classic movie---any form, any length, any mood. This challenge...

The Best Poems of 2021: Winners of the 10th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition JudgesJoseph S. SalemiJames SaleEvan Mantyk Past...

. First Place ($200 Prize) Alex Rubstein, 12th grade, homeschooled, Canton Aargau, Switzerland "Civis Romanus Sum" . Second Place Ellie...

. Judges Margaret Coats Evan Mantyk . First Place ($100) Talbot Hook, Connecticut "Mourning the Dead" by Li Qingzhao; "Bamboo-Grove...

100 Days of Dante Poetry Contest Sponsored by the Calvin Center for Faith & Writing with the Society of Classical...

by Evan Mantyk A strange phenomenon in recent years, probably dating back to the mid 20th century and with roots...

Write a rhyming poem that works as either ten lines of tetrameter or eight lines of pentameter. Post it in...

This challenge comes from New York poet Joe Tessitore. He asks you to use the following couplet in a poem....

Winner and Runners-up of the Society of Classical Poets 2021 Haiku Competition Judged by Margaret Coats (see her remarks below)...

. WINNERS ANNOUNCED HERE. "Select, all ye who write, a subject fit, A subject not too mighty for your wit!...

“Select, all ye who write, a subject fit, A subject not too mighty for your wit! Before you lay your...

“Select, all ye who write, a subject fit, A subject not too mighty for your wit! Before you lay your...

. This challenge comes form poet James A. Tweedie: Perhaps the most familiar of all formal, English-language poems is the...

. Write a poem rhyming the word "orange" with something else. Post it in the comments below. This challenge comes...

. Winners announced here. Write a haiku and post it in the comments section below. The haiku must adhere to...

. ⬙ Judged by Cynthia Erlandson See all entrants here. ⬙ . FIRST PLACE WINNER ($100) . A Slight Deviation...

. Choose a famous poem and write it in limerick form, putting the title of the original poem at the...

. Edgar Allan Poe was known for strange and mysterious tales, in poetry and prose. Perhaps fittingly, the circumstances surrounding...

. . Winners Announced Here. . CONTEST: Begin with a favorite line from another poem, (or other literature) and "take...

. Congratulations to the winners! Readings of the top three winning poems have been published here: . FIRST PLACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69i-IfOt9-k...