The Society of Classical Poets 2021 Poetry Competition and Win $1,000

The Society of Classical Poets is offering a poetry competition for anyone from any country of any background. Today, poetry is everywhere. It is in the songs on the radio, in our national anthems, and in the fight songs of our favorite sports teams; it pervades our literature, our history, and our culture. But, despite poetry’s abundance, poetry that is both new and good is hard to find now, more than ever. First Prize: $1,000 and Publication on the Society’s website and Journal.

Competition Conditions:

• Anyone from any country of any background. 
• If you are outside the United States, you would need to have a PayPal account to receive the prize money should you win First Place.
• The poem should be written in 2020. They may be previously published. Simultaneous submissions are accepted.
• Past First Place winners and the Society’s executive staff are prohibited from participating.
• You do not have to be a Member of the Society to participate.
• You will retain ownership of your submitted poetry. 
• By submitting it to the Society for publication or for inclusion in the contest, should it rank among winners or receive an honorable mention, you give the Society permission to publish it online on this website, in the Society of Classical Poets Journal. 
• You could publish it anywhere else or sell it to any publication as desired.

Competition Prize:

First Prize:

• $1,000
• Publication on the Society’s website and Journal.

High School Prize:

• $100

Translation Prize:

• $100. 

Required Documents:

• One to three poems on any topic. All together, the poems should total 108 lines or less. 
• Poems must contain meter (beginners and students may simply count syllables). 
• Rhyme and other traditional techniques are encouraged as well, but not required. (To learn how to write poetry with meter, see a brief beginner’s guide on common iambic meter  here or a more elaborate beginner’s guide to many kinds of meter  here.)

About The Society of Classical Poets:

Today, poetry is everywhere. It is in the songs on the radio, in our national anthems, and in the fight songs of our favorite sports teams; it pervades our literature, our history, and our culture. But, despite poetry’s abundance, poetry that is both new and good is hard to find now, more than ever. With this in mind, the Society of Classical Poets is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 2012 as a group of poets dedicated to the revival and proliferation of good, new poetry.

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