SPU Poetry Contest #3: Announcement!

Quick Notice

As we have created a community account, future contests will be posted by this account. Thank you @poetrybyjeremy for hosting the first couple of contests!

Results of SPU Poetry Contest #2

This week, I could not decide a third place, so I gave it to two people!

Rank	Poem	Poet	SBD Prize
1st	Hello Poverty! Remember Me?	@tej37	2.5 SBD
2nd	Beyond Reach	@jedisarah	1 SBD
3rd	Woman: How far have we come?	@anjkara	0.5 SBD
3rd	Dislocation	@bennettitalia	0.5 SBD

Congratulations to the three winners! Thank you to the @walkingkeys for having donated 1SBD to the prizepool.

Prizes

Thank you, @ange.nkuru, for donating 1SBD to help us with the prizepool!

Rank	Prize
1st	2.5 SBD
2nd	1 SBD
3rd	0.5 SBD

Poetry Prompt

For this contest, we are doing things the same way we did in the first contest. You have to choose one of the following options, and write a poem inspired by the quote presented, a line from the quote or possibly, the original poem.

Option A

"With hazy memories of my old cottage of clay
I thank thee for the lessons of this day."

from the winning poem itself, Hello Poverty! Remember Me?, by @tej37.

Option B

"All my childhood was an act
and I have no idea who I really was
and I have no idea who I really am."

from Hush!, by @poetrybyjeremy.

Option C

"My throat, a dam
Passing droplets while gushing waters attempt to overflow
My tongue, a straightjacket
Twisting arms and disorienting limbs
Struggling
Strangling
Suppressing"

taken from The Process of Writing a Love Letter by @itinerantartist, who won the first contest.

Rules

• Your poem has to be inspired by ONE of the quotes provided. This includes taking inspiration from a word, a line, and even possibly, the theme of the quote or the poem its taken from. Interpret these prompts as you like.
• No restrictions on length or rhyming. Feel free - use your freedom wisely.
• The post's title has to be "SPU Poetry Contest #3: POEM TITLE". Obviously, replace POEM TITLE with your poem's actual title.
• In the post, provide a link to the prompt you chose so that readers are able to read the original post.
• Use poetsunited as the FIRST tag.
• Upvote this post. Resteem is optional, but appreciated.
• Copy the link to your poem, and post it on the comments below.
• In case your poetry is featured in a prompt, you may still participate in the contest. You have to choose one of the other two prompts instead, and not your own.

Deadline for entries are before this post's payout (On Wednesday, 14th March). Once this post has paidout, no more entries will be accepted. We will do our best to announce winners and the following contest as quickly as possible.

You must respect Steemit rules! No plaigarism allowed. If you are going to use photos or pictures on your post, make sure that you are allowed to use them, and to source the content. Any breaking of rules will be notified and the entry will not be accepted.

Feel free to ask any queries in the comments. I will do my best to respond in a timely manner.

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